SchoolDates
Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Las Cruces Public school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school July 23; fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 21 to January 5; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 18.

Next time off Oct 5 Fall break · October 5–9 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 33 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 18 Tuesday
First day of school July 23; Fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 21 to January 5; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 18;
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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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  • 23First day
  • 24–27First day for some grades

August 2026

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  • 6First Day Fall Semester
  • 27Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
  • 28Conferences, no school

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 5–9Fall break
  • 12Educator Planning (remote learning activities)

November 2026

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  • 3No school
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 16Semester ends
  • 17–19Holiday Hoopla
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 5Winter break
  • 6Term starts

February 2027

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31
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  • 11Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
  • 12Conferences, no school
  • 15Presidents Day

March 2027

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28
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  • 15–19Spring break
  • 26No school
  • 29Educator Planning (remote learning activities)

April 2027

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1

May 2027

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  • 18Last day
  • 20Semester ends
  • 21Semester ends
  • 22Graduation
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
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  • 18Juneteenth
  • 28First Day Summer Session
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in New Mexico
First day of schoolJuly 23——1 of 5
Fall breakOctober 5–95Monday, October 121 of 2
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 303 of 5
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 512Wednesday, January 61 of 5
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 222 of 5
Last day of schoolMay 18——1 of 4
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 5 (12 school days)
One-day closures
4
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
Months with no day off
July, April and May
Longest run of school days
37, March 29 to May 18

Earliest first day of school of the 5 New Mexico districts we read: Thursday, July 23.

Most school days off of the 5 New Mexico districts we read with a complete calendar: 33.

Every date

Every published date · Las Cruces Public · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
July 23First day of school—White Sands Schools, First Day of School Holiday
July 24–27First day for some grades—First Day of School for Kindergarten, 6th and 9th Grades; Jul 27: First Day of School for Grades 1-5, 7-8 and 10-12
July 24Last day of Summer Session—Last day of Summer Session
August 6First Day Fall Semester—First Day Fall Semester
August 27Educator Planning (remote learning activities)—Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
August 28Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayParent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (no school)
October 5–9Fall break5 school daysFall Break (no school)
October 12Educator Planning (remote learning activities)—Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
November 3No school1 school dayElection Day (no school)
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysThanksgiving Break (no school)
December 16End of semester—Last Day Fall Semester
December 17–19Holiday Hoopla—Holiday Hoopla
December 18End of semester—End of Fall semester, End of Quarter 2, Full day for staff/students
December 21 to January 5Winter break12 school daysWinter Break
January 6New term begins—First Day of Spring Semester
February 11Educator Planning (remote learning activities)—Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
February 12Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNext Step Planning/Parent Teacher Conferences (no school K-12)
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresidents’ Day (no school)
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break (no school)
March 26No school1 school daySpring Holiday
March 29Educator Planning (remote learning activities)—Educator Planning (remote learning activities)
May 18Last day of school—Last Day of Spring Semester
May 20End of semester—End Spring Semester/Quarter 4 Grades K/6/9
May 21End of semester—End Spring Semester/Quarter 4 Grades 1-5, 7-8, 10-11; Full day for staff/students
May 21Graduation—Graduation: Organ Mountain 9am, Arrowhead 1:30pm, Mayfield 6pm
May 22Graduation—Graduation: Las Cruces 9am, Rio Grand Prep 1:30pm, Centennial 6pm
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day
June 18Juneteenth—Juneteenth (observed) - Administrative Offices Closed
June 28First Day Summer Session—First Day Summer Session

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.lcps.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.lcps.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/7461/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other New Mexico districts

Gallup-McKinley County: 28 school days off Pojoaque Valley Public: 26 school days off Bernalillo Public: 25 school days off Carrizozo Municipal: 23 school days off