2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-27

Winchester Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Winchester Public Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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District Overview

Total Schools 7

Students 4,362 (2024–2025)

County City of Winchester

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 11, 2026 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Fall Break	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 22, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Presidents' Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Last Day of School (Early Release)	May 28, 2027 (Fri)	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 Window	Sep 4–7, 2026	4 days
Fall Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027	17 days
Presidents' Day Window	Feb 12–15, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 1st Quarter	Oct 9, 2026
End of 2nd Quarter and 1st Semester	Dec 18, 2026
End of 3rd Quarter	Mar 12, 2027

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Winchester Public 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

1High 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
Daniel Morgan Intermediate	5–6	575
Daniel Morgan Middle	7–8	642
Frederick Douglass Elementary	PK–4	376
Garland R. Quarles Elementary	PK–4	410
John Handley High	9–12	1,361
John Kerr Elementary	PK–4	583
Virginia Avenue Charlotte Dehart Elementary	PK–4	415

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 132 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

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

Virginia Spring Break splitMarch 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Winchester uses this Spring Break week, while Williamsburg-James City County (April 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027) and Wythe County (March 26, 2027 - March 31, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates3 items

Winchester lists 3 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Student-only planning days8 items

Winchester lists 8 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Earlier last dayMay 28, 2027

Winchester ends on this date; Williamsburg-James City County (June 9, 2027) and Wise County (May 24, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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