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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Scranton 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 1; February break February 12–15; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 21.

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 25 across 7 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 16; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; February break February 12–15; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.

July 2026

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  • 29New Student Registration

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  • 67th Grade Orientation in Gym
  • 12First day

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 17Early release

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  • 15Report Cards
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  • 23–27Thanksgiving break
  • 30🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton

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  • 18Early release
  • 21 onWinter break

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  • 12–15February break
  • 23Testing

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  • 21Last day
School break Holiday, no school Early release 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 110Monday, January 425 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district
February breakFebruary 12–152Tuesday, February 163 of 11
Spring breakMarch 22–265Monday, March 2937 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——14 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
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Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
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Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
3: Sep 17, Dec 18, Feb 11
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
40, March 29 to May 21

Every date

Every published date · Scranton · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 29New Student Registration—New Student Registration
August 67th Grade Orientation in Gym—7th Grade Orientation in Gym
August 6Open House—Open House
August 12First day of school—🎒First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (NO SCHOOL)
September 17Early release—Early Dismissal for PT Conferences
September 17Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
October 15Report Cards—Report Cards
October 16Fall break1 school day🍁 Fall Break (NO SCHOOL)
November 13Progress Reports—Progress Reports
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school days🦃 Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)
November 30🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton—🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton
December 2🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton—🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton
December 5🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton—🏀 LCB Holiday Classic (SH) @ Scranton
December 18Early release—Early Dismissal
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school days🎄Christmas Break (NO SCHOOL)
January 8Report Cards—Report Cards
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMLK Day (NO SCHOOL)
February 11Early release—Early Dismissal for PT Conferences
February 11Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences
February 12–15February break2 school days❄️ Mid-Winter Break (NO SCHOOL); Feb 15: Presidents Day (NO SCHOOL)
February 23Testing—Juniors ACT Test
March 22–26Spring break5 school days🌸 Spring Break (NO SCHOOL)
April 23Progress Reports—Progress Reports
May 2Graduation—🎓 SHS Graduation
May 21Last day of school—🌞Last Day of School

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.scrantonrockets.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.scrantonrockets.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/545/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Eureka Springs: 25 school days off Izard County Consolidated: 25 school days off Jasper: 25 school days off Pine Bluff: 25 school days off