Downey Unified School District school calendar
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2026–27 at a glance
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Next day off and break: Thanksgiving break, Monday, November 23 to Friday, November 27.
- October days off
- Oct 12
- Thanksgiving
- Nov 23–27
- Spring break
- Mar 26–Apr 2
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Downey Unified School District school calendar
Independence Day (observed)
Downey Unified School District 2026–27 · Read-only
Student-free days
Downey Unified School District 2026–27 · Read-only
First student day
Downey Unified School District 2026–27 · Read-only
Minimum day
Downey Unified School District 2026–27 · Read-only
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Includes 2026–27 and 2027–28. We add each new school year after Downey Unified School District publishes it.
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Staff-only summer work days are left out. Student holidays caused by staff development are included because they change the family schedule.
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2026–27 student dates
- No school
Independence Day (observed)
Independence Day holiday (observed).
- No school
Student-free days
Students do not attend August 10–12; staff development is scheduled.
- School date
First student day
First student day and minimum day for students; WHS has a full day.
- Early release
Minimum day
Minimum day for students; WHS has a full day.
- No school
Labor Day
Labor Day holiday; no school.
- No school
Student-free day
Students do not attend; staff development is scheduled.
- No school
Veterans Day
Veteran's Day holiday; no school.
- Early release
Elementary minimum days
Elementary schools have minimum days November 16–20 for parent conferences.
- No school
Thanksgiving break
No school November 23–27. The calendar lists student/teacher free days November 23–24, local holidays November 25 and 27, and Thanksgiving Day November 26.
- Early release
WHS finals minimum days
WHS minimum days for finals December 15–18.
- Early release
DHS finals minimum days
DHS minimum days for finals December 16–18.
- School date
End of first semester
First semester ends at all schools.
- Early release
Middle school minimum day
Middle schools have a minimum day.
- No school
Winter break
Dec 21 through Dec 31: Winter break. Winter break for students and teachers, December 21–31. Dec 24: Local holiday. Local holiday for all employees; it falls during winter break. Dec 25: Christmas Day. Christmas Day holiday; it falls during winter break. Jan 1: New Year's Day. New Year's Day holiday. Jan 4: Student-free day. Students do not attend; staff development is scheduled.
- No school
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday; no school.
- No school
School break
Feb 15: Presidents' Day. Presidents' Day holiday; no school. Feb 16 through Feb 19: Student/teacher free days. Students and teachers are free from school February 16–19. Feb 19: Lincoln's Birthday (observed). Lincoln's Birthday holiday (observed), within the student/teacher free days.
- No school
Spring break
Spring break for students and teachers continues through April 2.
- No school
Memorial Day
Memorial Day holiday; no school.
- Early release
WHS finals minimum days
WHS minimum days for finals June 1–4.
- Early release
DHS finals minimum days
DHS minimum days for finals June 2–4.
- Early release
End-of-year minimum day
Minimum day for all students; WHS and DHS also have finals.
- School date
Last student day
Minimum day for students; last day of the school year.
- No school
Juneteenth (observed)
Juneteenth holiday (observed).
Upcoming calendar
2027–28 student dates
- No school
Independence Day holiday
Independence Day holiday (observed); students do not attend.
- No school
Student-free days
Students do not attend August 9–11; the dates are designated Student Free Days/Staff Development.
- School date
First student day
First student day. Minimum day for students; WHS has a full day.
- Early release
Minimum day
Minimum day for students; WHS has a full day.
- No school
Labor Day
Labor Day holiday; students do not attend.
- No school
Student-free day
Student Free Day/Staff Development; students do not attend.
- No school
School break
Nov 11: Veterans Day. Veteran's Day holiday; students do not attend. Nov 12: Student-free day. Student/Teacher Free Day; students do not attend.
- Early release
Elementary minimum days
Elementary schools have minimum days November 15–19 for parent conferences.
- No school
Thanksgiving break
Students do not attend November 22–26: Student/Teacher Free Days on November 22–23, Local Holidays All Employees on November 24 and 26, and Thanksgiving Day Holiday on November 25.
- Early release
WHS minimum day
WHS: minimum day for finals.
- Early release
WHS and DHS minimum days
WHS and DHS: minimum days for finals.
- School date
End of first semester
The first semester ends for all schools.
- Early release
Minimum day
Minimum day for WHS, DHS, and middle schools.
- No school
Winter break
Winter break for students and teachers, December 20–31. The calendar also lists a Local Holiday All Employees on December 23 and observed Christmas Day and New Year's Day holidays on December 24 and 31.
- School date
Return from winter break
Students return from winter break.
- No school
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday; students do not attend.
- No school
February break
Students do not attend February 21–25. The calendar lists Presidents' Day on February 21, Student/Teacher Free Days February 21–25, and the observed Lincoln's Birthday holiday on February 25.
- No school
Spring break
Spring break for students and teachers, April 10–14.
- Early release
WHS minimum day
WHS: minimum day for finals.
- Early release
WHS and DHS minimum day
WHS and DHS: minimum days for finals.
- No school
Memorial Day
Memorial Day holiday; students do not attend.
- Early release
WHS and DHS minimum day
WHS and DHS: minimum days for finals.
- Early release
WHS and DHS minimum day
WHS and DHS: minimum days for finals.
- School date
Last student day
Last student day of the school year; minimum day.
- Early release
Minimum day
Minimum day for students.
- No school
Juneteenth
Juneteenth holiday; students do not attend.
Early release days
When Downey Unified School District lets out early
2026–27
- Minimum day
- Elementary minimum days
- WHS finals minimum days
- DHS finals minimum days
- Middle school minimum day
- WHS finals minimum days
- DHS finals minimum days
- End-of-year minimum day
2027–28
- Minimum day
- Elementary minimum days
- WHS minimum day
- WHS and DHS minimum days
- Minimum day
- WHS minimum day
- WHS and DHS minimum day
- WHS and DHS minimum day
- WHS and DHS minimum day
- Minimum day
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