SchoolDates
Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Star City school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break October 19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 26.

Next time off Oct 19 Fall break · October 19 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 26 Wednesday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 19; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 26;
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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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27
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31
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5
  • 3Staff day
  • 4JBE 3-5 Open House
  • 5SCHS Open House
  • 6ABC Open House (3rd Year Old Classes)
  • 12First day

September 2026

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30
31
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30
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 21Conferences, no school

October 2026

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27
28
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30
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  • 19Fall break
  • 28Testing

November 2026

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  • 12Testing
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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  • 12Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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27
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30
31
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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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28
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  • 15Presidents Day
  • 16No school
  • 23Testing

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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  • 22–26Spring break

April 2027

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28
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30
31
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30
1
  • 6Testing
  • 10Testing
  • 23No school

May 2027

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25
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28
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30
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  • 18Graduation
  • 26Last day
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
31
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  • 4–11Inclement Weather Days
  • 12Testing
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 191Tuesday, October 202 of 39 · Arkansas fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 3050 of 59 · Arkansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 525 of 56 · Arkansas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 22–265Monday, March 2937 of 56 · Arkansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 26——3 of 39 · Arkansas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
5
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
1: Jan 4
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August and May
Longest run of school days
24, October 20 to November 20
Nearly the same breaks as
Gentry, Hermitage and Highland

Every date

Every published date · Star City · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3Teacher work day, no students—All Staff - District Professional Development Day
August 3JBE K-2 Open House—JBE K-2 Open House
August 4JBE 3-5 Open House—JBE 3-5 Open House
August 5SCHS Open House—SCHS Open House
August 6ABC Open House (3rd Year Old Classes)—ABC Open House (3rd Year Old Classes)
August 6ABC Open House (4 Year Old Classes)—ABC Open House (4 Year Old Classes)
August 12First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (No School)
September 21Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school daySCSD Parent/Teacher Conference (No School)
October 19Fall break1 school dayFall Break (No School)
October 28Testing—Pre ACT test
November 12Testing—Civics Exam
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 12Testing—ACT National Testing
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break
December 28Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)—Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)
December 29Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)—Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)
December 30Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)—Drew Central Holiday Classic (SG)
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school daySCSD District PD Day (No School)
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresident's Day (No School)
February 16No school1 school daySCSD District PD (No School)
February 16Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school daySCSD Parent Teacher Conference (No School)
February 23Testing—ACT (11th Graders)
March 22–26Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
April 6Testing—ACT Makeups
April 10Testing—ACT National Testing
April 23No school1 school dayTesting Break (No School)
May 18Graduation—SCHS Graduation
May 26Last day of school—Last Day of School
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day
June 4–11Inclement Weather Days—Inclement Weather Days
June 12Testing—ACT National Testing

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://starcityschools.com/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://starcityschools.com
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/743/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Cedarville: 28 school days off Parkers Chapel: 28 school days off Valley View: 28 school days off Vilonia: 28 school days off