2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-27

Salem City Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Salem City Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website

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District Overview

Total Schools 7

Students 3,984 (2024–2025)

County City of Salem

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 18, 2026 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Last Student Day - 2-Hour Early Dismissal	May 27, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Holiday Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Student Holiday Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Day Window	Jan 15–18, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
First Report Period Begins	Aug 18, 2026
End of First 9-Weeks	Oct 16, 2026
Second Report Period Begins	Oct 20, 2026
Progress Reports	Oct 23, 2026
Conference Day	Nov 2, 2026
End of First Semester	Jan 14, 2027
Third Report Period Begins	Jan 19, 2027
Progress Reports	Jan 22, 2027
Conference Day	Jan 29, 2027
End of 3rd-9-Weeks	Mar 19, 2027
Fourth Report Period Begins	Mar 29, 2027
Progress Reports	Apr 2, 2027
Fourth Report Period Ends	May 27, 2027
Commencement	May 28, 2027
Progress Reports	Jun 4, 2027

Salem City Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 virginiaschoolcalendar.com

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Salem City Schools: Enrollment & Schools

Virginia public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of September 30, 2024 Fall Membership.

Schools by grades served

4Pre-K serving

5Elementary serving

2Middle grades serving

2High school serving

Counts use the school categories and grade spans reported in the 2024–2025 Virginia School Quality Profiles. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

7 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Andrew Lewis Middle	6–8	839
East Salem Elementary	PK–5	378
G.W. Carver Elementary	PK–5	404
Salem High	9–12	1,202
South Salem Elementary	PK–5	371
Virginia Virtual Academy at Salem	K–12	415
West Salem Elementary	PK–5	375

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 139 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Regional Spring Break splitMarch 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027

Salem City uses this Spring Break week, while Patrick County (March 30, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and Montgomery County (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Later regional startAugust 18, 2026

Salem City starts on this date; Roanoke County (August 13, 2026) and Roanoke City (August 11, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Salem City Schools or the Virginia Department of Education. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.