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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Cedar Ridge school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break October 16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–29.

Next time off Oct 16 Fall break · October 16 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 29 across 9 separate closures
First day of school August 12 Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–29;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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  • 3–6Staff day
  • 12First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 25No school

October 2026

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  • 15End of quarter
  • 16Fall break

November 2026

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  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 17Testing
  • 18End of quarter
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 5Classes resume
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 2Testing
  • 9Testing
  • 12End of quarter
  • 22–29Spring break

April 2027

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May 2027

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  • 18Testing
  • 19End of quarter
  • 20No school
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Arkansas
First day of schoolAugust 12——22 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district
Fall breakOctober 161Monday, October 196 of 39 · Arkansas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3050 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 514 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 22–296Tuesday, March 305 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
5
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days

Every date

Every published date · Cedar Ridge · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3–6Teacher work day, no students—Professional Development
August 6Open House—Open House
August 12First day of school—First Day of Classes
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School- Labor Day
September 25No school1 school dayTeacher Development- No Students
October 15End of quarter—1st Quarter Ends
October 16Fall break1 school dayFall Break- No School
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 17Testing—High School Semester Tests
December 18End of quarter—2nd Quarter Ends
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysChristmas Break; Jan 1: New Years Day; Jan 4: Teacher Development- No School
January 5Classes resume—Classes Resume
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMLK Day- No School
February 12No school1 school dayTeacher Development- No Students
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresidents Day- No School
March 2Testing—Pre-ACT 10th grade
March 9Testing—ACT 11th grade
March 12End of quarter—3rd Quarter Ends
March 22–29Spring break6 school daysSpring Break; Mar 29: Teacher Development- No Students
May 18Testing—High School Semester Tests
May 19End of quarter—4th Quarter Ends
May 20No school1 school dayTeacher Development- No Students

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.cedarwolves.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.cedarwolves.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/3828/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Benton: 29 school days off Conway: 29 school days off Fayetteville Public: 29 school days off Highland: 29 school days off