Philadelphia City SD school calendar 2026–27

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Official Philadelphia City SD dates

First and last day of school, breaks and days off from the district’s published calendar, checked Wed, Aug 19, 2026. Charter and private schools set their own calendars, so double-check if your school is one of those.

Philadelphia City SD school calendar 2026–27

  • 2026–27 school year

  • First day of school
    Mon, Aug 24, 2026
    District
  • Teacher In-Service — No School
    Fri, Sep 18, 2026
    District
  • Yom Kippur
    Mon, Sep 21, 2026
    District
  • Teacher In-Service — No School
    Fri, Oct 9, 2026
    District
  • Indigenous Peoples' Day
    Mon, Oct 12, 2026
    District
  • Veterans Day
    Wed, Nov 11, 2026
    District
  • Teacher In-Service — No School
    Wed, Nov 25, 2026
    District
  • Thanksgiving Recess
    Thu, Nov 26 – Sun, Nov 29, 2026
    District
    4 days off
  • Winter Recess
    Wed, Dec 23, 2026 – Sun, Jan 3, 2027
    District
    12 days off
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    Mon, Jan 18, 2027
    District
  • Presidents' Day
    Mon, Feb 15, 2027
    District
  • Spring Recess
    Mon, Mar 22 – Sun, Apr 4, 2027
    District
    14 days off
  • Memorial Day
    Mon, May 31, 2027
    District
  • Last day of school
    Wed, Jun 9, 2027
    District

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AMY NWMiddle AMY at MartinMiddle Academy at PalumboHigh Adaire Alexander SchElementary Allen Dr Ethel SchElementary Allen Ethan SchElementary Anderson Add B SchElementary Arts Academy at Benjamin RushHigh Bache-Martin SchElementary Baldi C C A MSMiddle Barry Comm John SchElementary Barton Clara SchElementary Bartram John - MainHigh Bethune Mary McLeod SchElementary Blaine James G SchElementary Blankenburg Rudolph SchElementary Bodine William W HSHigh Bregy F Amedee SchElementary Bridesburg SchElementary Brown Henry A SchElementary Brown Joseph SchElementary Bryant William C SchElementary Building 21High Carnell Laura H SchElementary Castor Gardens MSMiddle Catharine Joseph SchElementary Cayuga SchoolElementary Central HSHigh Childs George W SchElementary Clemente Roberto MSMiddle Comegys Benjamin B SchElementary Comly Watson SchElementary Conwell Russell MSMiddle Cook-Wissahickon SchElementary Cooke Jay MSElementary Cramp William SchElementary Creative and Performing ArtsHigh Crossan Kennedy C SchElementary Day Anna B SchElementary DeBurgos Bilingual Magnet MSElementary Decatur Stephen SchElementary Dick William SchElementary Disston Hamilton SchElementary Dobbins Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolHigh Dobson James SchElementary Duckrey Tanner SchElementary Dunbar Paul L SchElementary Edison HS/Fareira SkillsHigh Elkin Lewis SchElementary Ellwood SchElementary Emlen Eleanor C SchElementary Fanny Jackson Coppin SchElementary Farrell Louis H SchElementary Fell D Newlin SchElementary Fels Samuel HSHigh Feltonville Intermediate SchoolElementary Feltonville Sch of Arts & SciencesMiddle Finletter Thomas K SchElementary Fitler Academics PlusElementary Fitzpatrick Aloysius L SchElementary Forrest Edwin SchElementary Fox Chase SchElementary Frank Anne SchElementary Frankford HSHigh Franklin Benjamin HSHigh Franklin Benjamin SchElementary Franklin LCHigh Franklin S Edmonds SchElementary Furness Horace HSHigh GampHigh Gideon Edward SchElementary Girard Stephen SchElementary Girls HSHigh Greenberg Joseph SchElementary Greenfield Albert M SchElementary Guidon S Bluford El SchElementary HS of Engineering & ScienceHigh Hackett Horatio B SchElementary Hamilton Andrew SchElementary Harding Warren G MSMiddle Harrington Avery D SchElementary Hartranft John F SchElementary Henry Charles W SchElementary Heston Edward SchElementary Hill Freedman World AcademyHigh Holme Thomas SchElementary Hopkinson Francis SchElementary Houston Henry E SchElementary Howe Julia Ward SchElementary Hunter William H SchElementary Jenks Abram SchElementary John B Stetson MSMiddle John Hancock Demonstration SchElementary John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and SciencesElementary Juniata Park AcademyElementary Kearny Gen Philip SchElementary Kelley William D SchElementary Kelly John B SchElementary Kenderton El SchElementary Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HSHigh Kensington HSHigh Kensington Health SciencesHigh Key Francis Scott SchElementary King Martin Luther HSHigh Kirkbride Eliza B SchElementary Lamberton Robert E SchElementary Lankenau HSHigh Lawton Henry W SchElementary Lea Henry C SchElementary Lewis C Cassidy Academics Plus SchElementary Lincoln HSHigh Lingelbach Anna L SchElementary Locke Alain SchElementary Loesche William H SchElementary Logan James SchElementary Longstreth William C SchElementary Lowell James R SchElementary Ludlow James R SchElementary Marian Anderson Neighborhood AcademyElementary Marshall John SchElementary Marshall ThurgoodElementary Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical SchoolHigh Masterman Julia R Sec SchHigh Mayfair SchElementary McCall Gen George A SchElementary McCloskey John F SchElementary McClure Alexander K SchElementary McDaniel Delaplaine SchElementary McKinley William SchElementary McMichael Morton SchElementary Meade Gen George C SchElementary Meredith William M SchElementary Middle Years AlternativeMiddle Mifflin Thomas SchElementary Mitchell El SchElementary Moffet John SchElementary Moore J Hampton SchElementary Morris Robert SchElementary Morrison Andrew J SchElementary Morton Thomas G SchElementary Motivation HSHigh Munoz-Marin LuisElementary National Constitution Center HSHigh Nebinger George W SchElementary Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary Northeast HSHigh Olney El SchElementary Olney HSHigh Overbrook Edu CtrElementary Overbrook Elementary SchoolElementary Overbrook HSHigh Parkway Center City Middle CollegeHigh Parkway NorthwestHigh Parkway WestHigh Patterson John M SchElementary Peirce Thomas M SchElementary Penn Alexander SchElementary Penn Treaty SchHigh Pennell Joseph SchElementary Penrose SchElementary Philadelphia Learning Academy - NorthHigh Philadelphia Learning Academy - WestHigh Philadelphia Military Academy at ElversonHigh Pollock Robert B SchElementary Potter-Thomas SchElementary Powel Samuel SchElementary Prince Hall SchElementary Randolph A. Philip Area Vocational-Technical High SchoolHigh Rhawnhurst SchElementary Rhoads James SchElementary Rhodes E Washington SchElementary Richmond SchElementary Robeson HS for Human ServicesHigh Roosevelt Theodore MSElementary Rowen William SchElementary Roxborough HSHigh Samuel Gompers SchElementary Samuel Pennypacker SchElementary Saul W B Agricultural SchoolHigh Sayre William L MSHigh School of the FutureHigh Science Leadership AcademyHigh Science Leadership Academy MSMiddle Sharswood George SchElementary Shawmont SchElementary Sheppard Isaac SchElementary Sheridan SchElementary Solis-Cohen Solomon SchElementary South Philadelphia HSHigh Southwark SchElementary Spring Garden SchElementary Spruance Gilbert SchElementary Stanton Edwin M SchElementary Stearne Allen M SchElementary Steel Edward SchElementary Strawberry Mansion HSHigh Sullivan James J SchElementary Swenson Arts and Technology High SchoolHigh Taggart John H SchElementary Taylor Bayard SchElementary The LincHigh The SD of Philadelphia Virtual AcademyOther The Science Leadership Academy at BeeberHigh The U School: Innovative LabHigh The Workshop SchoolHigh Tilden William T MSMiddle Vare-Washington El SchElementary Vaux HS: A Big Picture SchoolHigh Wagner Gen Louis MSMiddle Waring Laura W SchElementary Washington George HSHigh Washington Grover Jr SchMiddle Washington Martha SchElementary Webster SchElementary Welsh John SchElementary West Philadelphia HSHigh Widener Memorial SchOther Willard Frances E SchElementary Wright Richard R SchElementary Ziegler William H SchElementary

Questions parents ask

When does school start in Philadelphia City SD for 2026–27?

The first day of school for the 2026–27 school year is Mon, Aug 24, 2026, per the district’s published calendar. Charter and private schools in the area can set their own start dates.

When is spring break in Philadelphia City SD in 2027?

Spring break runs Mon, Mar 22, 2027 through Sun, Apr 4, 2027, inclusive. Students return on the next school day.

When is the last day of school in Philadelphia City SD for 2026–27?

The last day of the 2026–27 school year is Wed, Jun 9, 2027.

Do all Philadelphia City SD schools follow this calendar?

District-run public schools follow it, including the single no-school days the district sets. Charter and private schools set their own calendars, so if your school is one of those, check with the school directly before booking anything.

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