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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Lexington Community Unit School District 7 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 4; spring break March 22–29; last day of school May 20.

Next time off Oct 9 Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day + 1 more day off · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 31 across 10 separate closures
Last day of school May 20 Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 22–29; Last day of school May 20;
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Month by month

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

July 2026

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  • 28Walk In Registration
  • 29Walk in Registration

August 2026

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  • 11District Open House
  • 12Staff day
  • 19First day for some grades

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day
  • 8No school

October 2026

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  • 9No school
  • 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
  • 23EL & JH- 1st Qtr report cards go home

November 2026

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  • 2–3No school
  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 4Winter break
  • 5Term starts
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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  • 12No school
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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  • 19EL & JH 3rd qtr report cards go home
  • 22–29Spring break

April 2027

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  • 19No school

May 2027

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  • 16Graduation
  • 18Last day for some grades
  • 204th Qtr-Spring Semester Report Cards go home
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Illinois
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 3024 of 38 · Illinois Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 517 of 38 · Illinois winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 22–296Tuesday, March 306 of 40 · Illinois spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 20——3 of 33 · Illinois last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
3
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
1: Aug 12
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Longest run of school days
24, February 16 to March 19

Every date

Every published date · Lexington Community Unit School District 7 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 28Walk In Registration—Walk In Registration
July 29Walk in Registration—Walk in Registration
August 11District Open House—District Open House
August 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Inservice - No School
August 19First day for some grades—First Day of PreK Attendance
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School- Labor Day
September 8No school1 school dayNo School- School Improvement Day
October 9No school1 school dayNo School
October 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day1 school dayNo School- Columbus Day
October 23EL & JH- 1st Qtr report cards go home—EL & JH- 1st Qtr report cards go home
November 2–3No school2 school daysNo School- School Improvement Day; Nov 3: No School
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School
December 21 to January 4Winter break11 school daysNo School- Christmas Break
January 5New term begins—Start of 3rd Qtr-Spring Semester
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School- MLK Day
February 12No school1 school dayNo School- School Improvement Day
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School
March 19EL & JH 3rd qtr report cards go home—EL & JH 3rd qtr report cards go home
March 22–29Spring break6 school daysNo School- Spring Break
April 19No school1 school dayNo School- School Improvement Day
May 16Graduation—High School Graduation
May 18Last day for some grades—Last Day of PreK Attendance
May 204th Qtr-Spring Semester Report Cards go home—4th Qtr-Spring Semester Report Cards go home
May 20Last day of school—End of 4th Qtr-Spring Semester

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.lexington.k12.il.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.lexington.k12.il.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/8605/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

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