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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

West Side school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 20–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–26; last day of school May 19.

Next time off Oct 16 No school · October 16–20 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 29 across 6 separate closures
Last day of school May 19 Wednesday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 20–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–26; Last day of school May 19;
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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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  • 5Staff day
  • 6Staff day
  • 10Staff day
  • 11Staff day
  • 13First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 15Conferences
  • 16–19No school
  • 20Staff day

November 2026

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  • 20Staff day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 12Testing
  • 16Testing
  • 17Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day

February 2027

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  • 11Conferences
  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 16No school

March 2027

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  • 9Testing
  • 17Testing
  • 22–26Spring break

April 2027

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  • 10Testing

May 2027

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  • 5Testing
  • 12Testing
  • 17Testing
  • 18Testing
  • 19Last day
  • 20Makeup Day (if necessary)
  • 21–24Makeup Day (if necessary)
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 13——5 of 52 · Arkansas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 20–276Monday, 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 19——4 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
1
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
3: Oct 20, Nov 20, Jan 4
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
38, March 29 to May 19
Same break dates as
Gentry, Hermitage, Highland, Pangburn and Parkers Chapel

Every date

Every published date · West Side · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 5Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 6Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 10Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 11Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development
August 13First day of school—First Day of School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School (Labor Day)
October 15Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences, Time TBD
October 16–19No school2 school daysNo School
October 20Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development (No Students)
November 20Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development (No Students)
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysNo School (Thanksgiving)
December 12Testing—ACT Exam @ West Side High School
December 16Testing—High School Semester Tests
December 17Testing—High School Semester Tests
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School (Christmas)
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development (No Students)
February 11Parent-teacher conferences—Parent-Teacher Conferences, Time TBD
February 12No school1 school dayNo School
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School
February 16No school1 school dayStaff Flex Day (No Students)
March 9Testing—ACT test for sophomores & juniors (during school day)
March 17Testing—SAT for juniors (online)
March 22–26Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
April 10Testing—ACT Exam @ West Side High School
May 5Testing—AP English Literature & Composition exam
May 12Testing—AP English Language & Composition exam
May 17Testing—High School Semester Tests
May 18Testing—High School Semester Tests
May 19Last day of school—Last Day of School
May 20Makeup Day (if necessary)—Makeup Day (if necessary)
May 21–24Makeup Day (if necessary)—Makeup Day (if necessary)

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.westsideeagles.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.westsideeagles.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/53/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Arkansas districts

Benton: 29 school days off Cedar Ridge: 29 school days off Conway: 29 school days off Fayetteville Public: 29 school days off