California has 835 school districts across 261 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 180 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
California school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 14, 2025 through June 26, 2026. With 835 districts across 261 cities and communities, California families have a wide range of schedules to navigate depending on where they live. Understanding when school starts, when breaks fall, and how many instructional days your child will have helps parents plan vacations, childcare, and family activities around the academic year. With an average of 180 instructional days required per year, California school districts must carefully balance state mandates with local scheduling needs, including teacher planning days, professional development, and weather makeup days.
When Does School Start?
The earliest California districts begin classes on July 14, 2025, while others do not start until September 8, 2025 — a spread of 56 days that reflects the diverse local priorities and climate conditions across the state. Districts that start earlier in the summer tend to align breaks with local events or agricultural cycles, while later-starting districts may preserve more of the traditional summer for families. This variation means a family moving from one California district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across California, districts average 180 instructional days — a figure set by state education mandates but often exceeded by individual districts that build in additional learning time.
Break Schedules
For the 2025-26 academic year, the most common spring break window in California runs from April 6, 2026 through April 10, 2026, a schedule shared by 173 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all California districts follow the same dates — some districts schedule spring break a week earlier or later based on local traditions or the academic calendar layout. Winter break — the longest scheduled recess of the school year — most commonly begins December 22, 2025 and runs through January 2, 2026 for 437 California districts. This multi-week window is a critical planning period for families booking holiday travel, managing childcare during the break, and coordinating with extended family schedules.
Data Sources & Accuracy
Major California communities including Rancho Palos Verdes, West Sacramento, Templeton, and San Antonio Heights are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official California school district websites, PDF calendars, and district-published iCal feeds. The data is refreshed regularly to reflect mid-year amendments, snow day adjustments, and any changes announced by districts after the start of the school year. While we work to keep information current, parents should always verify critical dates — such as the first day of school, standardized testing windows, and graduation ceremonies — against their district's official website or the district office directly. Use the district links below to navigate to your specific school calendar page, where you can view the full schedule and download an iCal file for Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook.
First Day of School
Jul 14 – Sep 8
Last Day of School
Apr 11 – Jun 26
Most Common Spring Break
Apr 6 – Apr 10
173 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
437 districts
Top Cities by District Count
Rancho Palos Verdes(3)West Sacramento(2)Templeton(2)San Antonio Heights(2)Glendora(2)Fontana(2)Diablo Grande(2)Borrego Springs(2)Yucaipa(1)Yuba City(1)
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Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.
A39 districts
ABC Unified School District
Cerritos
Acalanes Union High School DistrictAckerman Charter School DistrictActon-Agua Dulce Unified School DistrictActon
Adelanto School DistrictAlameda Unified School DistrictAlbany Unified School DistrictAlexander Valley Union School DistrictAlhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra
Alisal Union Elementary School DistrictAllensworth School DistrictAlpaugh Unified School DistrictAlpaugh
Alpine County Unified School DistrictMarkleeville
Alpine Union School DistrictAlta Dutch Flat Elementary School DistrictAlta Loma School DistrictAlta Vista School DistrictAlum Rock Union School DistrictAlview-Dairyland School DistrictAlvina Elementary Charter School DistrictAlvord Unified School DistrictHome Gardens
Amador County Unified School DistrictBuckhorn
Anaheim Elementary School DistrictAnaheim Union High School DistrictAnderson Union High School DistrictAnderson Valley Unified School DistrictBoonville
Antelope School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntioch Unified School DistrictAntioch
Apple Valley Unified School DistrictApple Valley
Arcadia Unified School DistrictSierra Madre
Arcata School DistrictArcohe Union Elementary School DistrictArena Union Elementary School DistrictAromas/San Juan Unified School DistrictAtascadero Unified School DistrictGarey
Atwater Elementary School DistrictAuburn Union Elementary School DistrictAzusa Unified School DistrictGlendora
B61 districts
Baker Valley Unified School District
Baker
Bakersfield City School DistrictBallard Elementary School DistrictBangor Union Elementary School DistrictBanning Unified School DistrictCabazon
Banta Elementary School DistrictBarstow Unified School DistrictLenwood
Bassett Unified School DistrictWest Puente Valley
Bayshore Elementary School DistrictBear Valley Unified School DistrictBig Bear City
Beardsley School DistrictBeaumont Unified School DistrictCalimesa
Bella Vista Elementary School DistrictBelleview School DistrictBellevue Union Elementary School DistrictBellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower
Belmont - Redwood Shores School DistrictBenicia Unified School DistrictBenicia
Bennett Valley Union School DistrictBerkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley
Berryessa Union School DistrictBeverly Hills Unified School DistrictBeverly Hills
Big Lagoon Union Elementary School DistrictBig Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School DistrictForesta
Big Pine Unified School DistrictIndependence
Big Springs Elementary School DistrictBig Sur Unified School DistrictFort Hunter Liggett
Bishop Unified School DistrictBig Pine
Bitterwater-Tully Joint Union Elementary School DistrictBlack Butte Union School DistrictBlack Oak Mine Unified School DistrictPollock Pines
Blake School DistrictBlochman Union Elementary School DistrictBlue Lake Union Elementary School DistrictBogus Elementary School DistrictBolinas-Stinson Union School DistrictBonita Unified School DistrictLa Verne
Bonny Doon School DistrictBorrego Springs Unified School DistrictBorrego Springs
Bradley Union Elementary School DistrictBrawley Elementary School DistrictBrawley Union High School DistrictBrea Olinda Unified School DistrictBrentwood Union School DistrictBret Harte Union High School DistrictBridgeville Elementary School DistrictBriggs Elementary School DistrictBrisbane School DistrictBrittan Elementary School DistrictBrowns Elementary School DistrictBuckeye Union School DistrictBuellton Union Elementary School DistrictBuena Park School DistrictBuena Vista Elementary School DistrictBurbank Unified School DistrictBurbank
Burnt Ranch Elementary School DistrictBurrel Union Elementary School DistrictButte Valley Unified School DistrictTennant
Butteville Union Elementary School DistrictButtonwillow Union School DistrictByron Union School DistrictC73 districts
Cabrillo Unified School District
Half Moon Bay
Cajon Valley Union School DistrictCaliente Union School DistrictCalipatria Unified School DistrictNiland
Calistoga Joint Unified School DistrictCalistoga
Cambrian School DistrictCampbell Union High School DistrictCampbell Union School DistrictCamptonville School DistrictCanyon Elementary School DistrictCapay Joint Union School DistrictCapistrano Unified School DistrictSan Juan Capistrano
Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCarlsbad
Carmel Unified School DistrictCarmel Valley Village
Carpinteria Unified School DistrictCarpinteria
Caruthers Unified School DistrictCaruthers
Cascade Elementary School DistrictCastle Rock Elementary School DistrictCayucos Elementary School DistrictCenter Unified School DistrictCentinela Valley Union High School DistrictCentral School DistrictCentral School District (California)Central Unified School DistrictBiola
Central Union Elementary School DistrictCentral Union High School DistrictCentral Union School DistrictCentralia School DistrictCeres Unified School DistrictRiverdale Park
Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictCharter Oak Unified School DistrictCharter Oak
Chatom Union School DistrictChawanakee Unified School DistrictBass Lake
Chicago Park School DistrictChico Unified School DistrictChico
Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Hills
Chino Valley Unified School District (California)Chowchilla School DistrictChowchilla Union High School DistrictChualar Union Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary School DistrictCienega Union Elementary School DistrictCinnabar School DistrictClaremont Unified School DistrictSan Antonio Heights
Clay Joint Elementary School DistrictClear Creek School DistrictCloverdale Unified School DistrictCloverdale
Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis
Coachella Valley Unified School DistrictNorth Shore
Coalinga-Huron Unified School DistrictCoalinga
Coast Union High School DistrictCoffee Creek Elementary School DistrictCold Spring Elementary School DistrictColfax Elementary School DistrictCollege Elementary School DistrictColton Joint Unified School DistrictGrand Terrace
Columbine School DistrictColusa Unified School DistrictColusa
Compton Unified School DistrictCompton
Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictThousand Oaks
Corning Union Elementary School DistrictCorning Union High School DistrictCoronado Unified School DistrictCoronado
Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School DistrictCotati
Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina
Cucamonga School DistrictCuddeback Elementary School DistrictCulver City Unified School DistrictCulver City
Cupertino Union School DistrictCutler-Orosi Unified School DistrictCutten Elementary School DistrictCuyama Joint Unified School DistrictCuyama
Cypress School DistrictD24 districts
Davis Joint Unified School District
University of California-Davis
Death Valley Unified School DistrictFurnace Creek
Dehesa School DistrictDel Mar Union School DistrictDelano Joint Union High School DistrictDelano Union Elementary School DistrictDelhi Unified School DistrictDelhi
Delphic Elementary School DistrictDenair Unified School DistrictBallico
Desert Center Unified School DistrictDesert Center
Desert Sands Unified School DistrictCoachella
Di Giorgio School DistrictDinuba Unified School DistrictDinuba
Dixon Unified School DistrictDixon
Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified School DistrictDouglas City Elementary School DistrictDowney Unified School DistrictDowney
Dry Creek Joint Elementary School DistrictDublin Unified School DistrictDublin
Ducor School DistrictDunham School DistrictDunsmuir Elementary School DistrictDunsmuir Joint High School DistrictDurham Unified School DistrictDurham
E26 districts
Earlimart School DistrictEast Nicolaus Joint Union High School DistrictEast Side Union High School DistrictEast Whittier City School DistrictEastern Sierra Unified School District
Benton
Eastside Union School DistrictEdison School DistrictEdison School District (Edison, California)El Dorado Union High School DistrictEl Monte Union High School DistrictEl Rancho Unified School DistrictPico Rivera
El Segundo Unified School DistrictEl Segundo
El Tejon Unified School DistrictLake of the Woods
Elk Grove Unified School DistrictWilton
Elk Hills School DistrictElverta Joint Elementary School DistrictEmery Unified School DistrictEmeryville
Empire Union School DistrictEncinitas Union School DistrictEnterprise Elementary School DistrictEscondido Union High School DistrictEscondido Union School DistrictEsparto School DistrictEureka Union School DistrictEvergreen Elementary School DistrictEvergreen Union School DistrictF30 districts
Fairfax School DistrictFairfield-Suisun Unified School District
Suisun City
Fall River Joint Unified School DistrictFall River Mills
Fallbrook Union Elementary School DistrictFallbrook Union High School DistrictFarmersville Unified School DistrictFarmersville
Ferndale Unified School DistrictFerndale
Fieldbrook Elementary School DistrictFillmore Unified School DistrictFillmore
Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School DistrictFirebaugh
Flournoy Union School DistrictFolsom Cordova Unified School DistrictFontana Unified School DistrictFontana
Foresthill Union School DistrictForestville School DistrictForks of Salmon Elementary School DistrictFort Bragg Unified School DistrictCleone
Fort Ross School DistrictFortuna Union High School DistrictFountain Valley School DistrictFowler Unified School DistrictFowler
Franklin Elementary School DistrictFranklin-McKinley School DistrictFremont Unified School DistrictFremont
Fremont Union High School DistrictFreshwater School DistrictFresno Unified School DistrictFresno
Fruitvale School DistrictFullerton Joint Union High School DistrictFullerton School DistrictG33 districts
Galt Joint Union Elementary School DistrictGalt Joint Union High School DistrictGarden Grove Unified School District
Garden Grove
Garfield Elementary School DistrictGarvey School DistrictGateway Unified School DistrictLakehead
Gazelle Union Elementary School DistrictGeneral Shafter School DistrictGerber Union Elementary School DistrictGilroy Unified School DistrictGilroy
Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale
Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora
Gold Oak Union School DistrictGolden Feather Union Elementary School DistrictGolden Plains Unified School DistrictSan Joaquin
Golden Valley Unified School DistrictMadera Ranchos
Goleta Union Elementary School DistrictGonzales Unified School DistrictGonzales
Gorman Joint School DistrictGrass Valley School DistrictGratton School DistrictGravenstein Union School DistrictGraves Elementary School DistrictGreen Point Elementary School DistrictGreen Point School DistrictGreenfield Union Elementary School DistrictGreenfield Union School DistrictGrenada Elementary School DistrictGridley Unified School DistrictGridley
Grossmont Union High School DistrictGuadalupe Union Elementary School DistrictGuerneville School DistrictGustine Unified School DistrictGustine
H30 districts
Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
Hacienda Heights
Hamilton Unified School DistrictHamilton City
Hanford Elementary School DistrictHanford Joint Union High School DistrictHappy Camp Union Elementary School DistrictHappy Valley Elementary School DistrictHappy Valley Union Elementary School DistrictHarmony Union School DistrictHart-Ransom Union School DistrictHawthorne School DistrictHayward Unified School DistrictCherryland
Helendale School DistrictHemet Unified School DistrictSage
Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHesperia Unified School DistrictHesperia
Hickman Community Charter School DistrictHillsborough City School DistrictHilmar Unified School DistrictStevinson
Hollister Elementary School DistrictHoltville Unified School DistrictHoltville
Hope Elementary School DistrictHope School DistrictHoricon School DistrictHornbrook Elementary School DistrictHowell Mountain Elementary School DistrictHueneme Elementary School DistrictHughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School DistrictHuntington Beach City School DistrictHuntington Beach Union High School DistrictHydesville Elementary School DistrictI6 districts
J13 districts
Jacoby Creek Charter School DistrictJamestown School DistrictJamul-Dulzura Union School DistrictJanesville Union Elementary School DistrictJefferson Elementary School DistrictJefferson Union High School DistrictJohn Swett Unified School District
Crockett
Johnstonville Elementary School DistrictJulian Union High School DistrictJulian Union School DistrictJunction City School DistrictJunction Elementary School DistrictJurupa Unified School DistrictJurupa Valley
K21 districts
Kashia School DistrictKelseyville Unified School District
Kelseyville
Kentfield School DistrictKenwood School DistrictKeppel Union School DistrictKern High School DistrictKernville Union School DistrictKeyes Union School DistrictKing City Union Elementary School DistrictKings Canyon Unified School DistrictKings River-Hardwick Joint Union School DistrictKings River School DistrictKingsburg Elementary Charter School DistrictKirkwood School District (California)Kit Carson Union School DistrictKlamath River Union Elementary School DistrictKlamath-Trinity Joint Unified School DistrictHoopa
Kneeland Elementary School DistrictKnights Ferry Elementary School DistrictKnightsen Elementary School DistrictKonocti Unified School DistrictLower Lake
L71 districts
La Cañada Unified School DistrictLa Habra City School DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley School DistrictLafayette School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified School District
Laguna Beach
Laguna Joint School DistrictLagunita Elementary School DistrictLagunitas School DistrictLake Elementary School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLakeland Village
Lake Tahoe Unified School DistrictMeyers
Lakeport Unified School DistrictLakeport
Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside School DistrictLakeside Union Elementary School District (Kings County)Lakeside Union School DistrictLakeside Union School District (Bakersfield)Lakeside Union School District (Lakeside)Lammersville Joint Unified School DistrictMountain House
Lamont School DistrictLancaster School DistrictLancaster School District (California)Larkspur-Corte Madera School DistrictLas Lomitas Elementary School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified School DistrictAgoura Hills
Lassen Union High School DistrictLassen View Union Elementary School DistrictLaton Joint Unified School DistrictLaton
Latrobe School DistrictLawndale Elementary School DistrictLaytonville Unified School DistrictLaytonville
Le Grand Union Elementary School DistrictLe Grand Union High School DistrictLeggett Valley Unified School DistrictLeggett
Lemon Grove School DistrictLemoore Union Elementary School DistrictLemoore Union High School DistrictLennox School DistrictLewiston Elementary School DistrictLiberty School DistrictLiberty School District PetalumaLiberty Union High School DistrictLincoln Unified School DistrictLincoln Village
Lindsay Unified School DistrictLindsay
Linns Valley-Poso Flat Union School DistrictLittle Lake City School DistrictLittle Shasta Elementary School DistrictLive Oak School DistrictLive Oak Unified School DistrictSutter
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School DistrictLivermore
Livingston Union School DistrictLodi Unified School DistrictLodi
Loleta Union Elementary School DistrictLompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc
Lone Pine Unified School DistrictDarwin
Long Beach Unified School DistrictRancho Palos Verdes
Loomis Union School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified School DistrictSeal Beach
Los Altos School DistrictLos Angeles Unified School DistrictRancho Palos Verdes
Los Banos Unified School DistrictVolta
Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School DistrictLos Gatos Union School DistrictLos Molinos Unified School DistrictCohasset
Los Olivos Elementary School DistrictLost Hills Union School DistrictLowell Joint School DistrictLucerne Elementary School DistrictLucerne Valley Unified School DistrictLucerne Valley
Lucia Mar Unified School DistrictNipomo
Luther Burbank School DistrictM71 districts
Madera Unified School District
Madera
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia School District (California)Magnolia Union School DistrictMammoth Unified School DistrictMcGee Creek
Manchester Union Elementary School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach
Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca
Maple Creek Elementary School DistrictMaple Elementary School DistrictMarcum-Illinois Union Elementary School DistrictMariposa County Unified School DistrictMidpines
Mark Twain Union Elementary School DistrictMark West Union School DistrictMaxwell Unified School DistrictLodoga
McCabe Union School DistrictMcKinleyville Union School DistrictMcKittrick Elementary School DistrictMcSwain Union Elementary School DistrictMeadows Union School DistrictMendocino Unified School DistrictComptche
Menifee Union School DistrictMenlo Park City School DistrictMerced City Elementary School DistrictMerced River Union Elementary School DistrictMerced Union High School DistrictMeridian Elementary School DistrictMesa Union School DistrictMiddletown Unified School DistrictMiddletown
Midway School DistrictMill Valley School DistrictMillbrae School DistrictMiller Creek Elementary School DistrictMillville Elementary School DistrictMilpitas Unified School DistrictEast Foothills
Mission Union Elementary School DistrictModesto City Elementary School DistrictModesto City High School DistrictModesto City SchoolsMojave Unified School DistrictCalifornia City
Monroe Elementary School DistrictMonrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia
Monson-Sultana School DistrictMontague Elementary School DistrictMonte Rio Union School DistrictMontebello Unified School DistrictMontebello
Montecito Union Elementary School DistrictMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictSeaside
Montgomery School DistrictMoorpark Unified School DistrictMoorpark
Moraga School DistrictMoreland School DistrictMoreno Valley Unified School DistrictMoreno Valley
Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill
Morongo Unified School DistrictJoshua Tree
Mother Lode Union School DistrictMount Diablo Unified School DistrictClayton
Mount Pleasant Elementary School DistrictMountain Empire Unified School DistrictCampo
Mountain House Elementary School DistrictMountain School DistrictMountain Valley Unified School DistrictHayfork
Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View School DistrictMountain View School District (Los Angeles County, California)Mountain View School District (San Bernardino County)Mountain View-Whisman School DistrictMt Baldy School DistrictMupu School DistrictMuroc Joint Unified School DistrictBoron
Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictWildomar
N21 districts
Napa Valley Unified School District
Silverado Resort
National School DistrictNatomas Unified School DistrictWest Sacramento
Needles Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified School DistrictHayward
New Hope Elementary School DistrictNew Jerusalem Elementary School DistrictNewark Unified School DistrictNewark
Newcastle Elementary School DistrictNewman-Crows Landing Unified School DistrictDiablo Grande
Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport Beach
Nicasio School DistrictNorris School DistrictNorth County Joint Union Elementary School DistrictNorth Cow Creek School DistrictNorth Monterey County Unified School DistrictElkhorn
Northern Humboldt High School DistrictNorwalk–La Mirada Unified School DistrictNovato Unified School DistrictBlack Point-Green Point
Nuestro Elementary School DistrictNuview Union Elementary School DistrictO28 districts
Oak Grove School DistrictOak Grove School District (San Jose, California)Oak Grove Union School DistrictOak Park Unified School District
Bell Canyon
Oak Valley School DistrictOak View Elementary School DistrictOakdale Joint Unified School DistrictEast Oakdale
Oakland Unified School DistrictPiedmont
Oakley Union Elementary School DistrictOcean View Elementary School DistrictOcean View School DistrictOceanside Unified School DistrictCamp Pendleton South
Ojai Unified School DistrictMeiners Oaks
Old Adobe Union School DistrictOntario-Montclair School DistrictOrange Center Elementary School DistrictOrange Unified School DistrictSilverado
Orchard Elementary School DistrictOrcutt Union Elementary School DistrictOrick Elementary School DistrictOrinda Union School DistrictOrland Unified School DistrictOro Grande School DistrictOroville City Elementary School DistrictOroville Union High School DistrictOutside Creek School DistrictOxnard Elementary School DistrictOxnard Union High School DistrictP60 districts
Pacheco Union School DistrictPacific Elementary School DistrictPacific Grove Unified School District
Pacific Grove
Pacific Union School DistrictPacific Union School District (Arcata, California)Pacific Union School District (Fresno, California)Pacifica School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPalermo Union School DistrictPalm Springs Unified School DistrictRancho Mirage
Palmdale School DistrictPalo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto
Palo Verde School DistrictPalo Verde Unified School DistrictBlythe
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictRancho Palos Verdes
Panama Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanoche Elementary School DistrictParadise Elementary School DistrictParadise Unified School DistrictStirling City
Paramount Unified School DistrictParamount
Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier
Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictTempleton
Patterson Joint Unified School DistrictDiablo Grande
Peninsula Union School DistrictPenn Valley Union Elementary School DistrictPerris Elementary School DistrictPetaluma City Elementary School DistrictPiedmont Unified School DistrictPierce Joint Unified School DistrictArbuckle
Pine Ridge Elementary School DistrictPiner-Olivet Union School DistrictPioneer Union Elementary School DistrictPioneer Union Elementary School District (Kings County)Pioneer Union School DistrictPittsburg Unified School DistrictPittsburg
Pixley School DistrictPlacer Union High School DistrictPlacerville Union School DistrictPlainsburg Union Elementary School DistrictPlanada Elementary School DistrictPlaza Elementary School DistrictPleasant Grove Joint Union Elementary School DistrictPleasant Ridge Union School DistrictPleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary School DistrictPleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District (California)Pleasant View School DistrictPleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton
Plumas Elementary School DistrictPlumas Unified School DistrictKeddie
Point Arena Joint Union High School DistrictPollock Pines School DistrictPomona Unified School DistrictPomona
Pond Union School DistrictPope Valley Union Elementary School DistrictPorterville Unified School DistrictPonderosa
Portola Valley Elementary School DistrictPotter Valley Community Unified School DistrictPotter Valley
Poway Unified School DistrictPoway
Princeton Joint Unified School DistrictPrinceton
R43 districts
Raisin City Elementary School DistrictRamona Unified School DistrictRancho Santa Fe Elementary School DistrictRavendale-Termo Elementary School DistrictRavenswood City School DistrictRaymond Knowles Union Elementary School DistrictRed Bluff Joint Union High School DistrictRed Bluff Union Elementary School DistrictRedding School DistrictRedlands Unified School District
Yucaipa
Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach
Redwood City School DistrictReed Union School DistrictReeds Creek Elementary School DistrictReef-Sunset Unified School DistrictKettleman City
Rescue Union School DistrictRialto Unified School DistrictFontana
Richfield Elementary School DistrictRichgrove School DistrictRichland School DistrictRim Of The World Unified School DistrictLake Arrowhead
Rincon Valley Union School DistrictRio Bravo-Greeley Union School DistrictRio School DistrictRipon Unified School DistrictRipon
River Delta Unified School DistrictRiverbank Unified School DistrictRiverbank
Riverdale Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified School DistrictRiverside
Roberts Ferry School DistrictRobla School DistrictRockford School DistrictRocklin Unified School DistrictRocklin
Romoland Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union School DistrictRoseland School District (California)Rosemead School DistrictRoseville City Elementary School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoss School DistrictRoss Valley School DistrictRound Valley School DistrictRound Valley Unified School DistrictCovelo
S106 districts
Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Rancho Santa Margarita
Salida Union School DistrictSalinas City Elementary School DistrictSalinas Union High School DistrictSan Antonio Union Elementary School DistrictSan Ardo Union Elementary School DistrictSan Benito High School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified School DistrictCrestline
San Bruno Park School DistrictSan Carlos School DistrictSan Diego Unified School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco
San Gabriel Unified School DistrictSan Gabriel
San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose
San Juan Unified School DistrictCarmichael
San Leandro Unified School DistrictSan Leandro
San Lorenzo Valley Unified School DistrictBoulder Creek
San Lucas Union Elementary School DistrictSan Luis Coastal Unified School DistrictSan Luis Obispo
San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos
San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Pasqual Union School DistrictSan Pasqual Valley Unified School DistrictPalo Verde
San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael Elementary School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictDanville
San Ysidro School DistrictSanger Unified School DistrictCenterville
Santa Ana Unified School DistrictSanta Ana
Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictMission Canyon
Santa Clara Elementary School DistrictSanta Clara Unified School DistrictSanta Clara
Santa Cruz City School DistrictSanta Cruz Elementary School DistrictSanta Cruz High School DistrictSanta Maria-Bonita Elementary School DistrictSanta Maria Joint Union High School DistrictSanta Monica–Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Paula Unified School DistrictSanta Paula
Santa Rosa City SchoolsSanta Rosa Elementary School DistrictSanta Rosa High School DistrictSanta Ynez Valley Union High School DistrictSantee School DistrictSaratoga Union Elementary School DistrictSaucelito School DistrictSaugus Union School DistrictSausalito Marin City School DistrictSavanna School DistrictScotia Union School DistrictScott Valley Unified School DistrictEtna
Scotts Valley Unified School DistrictScotts Valley
Sebastopol Union School DistrictSeeley Union School DistrictSelma Unified School DistrictSelma
Semitropic School DistrictSequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union School DistrictShandon Joint Unified School DistrictShandon
Shasta Union Elementary School DistrictShasta Union High School DistrictShiloh School DistrictSierra-Plumas Joint Unified School DistrictDelleker
Sierra Sands Unified School DistrictRidgecrest Heights
Sierra Unified School DistrictWilsonia
Silver Fork School DistrictSilver Valley Unified School DistrictFort Irwin
Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley
Siskiyou Union High School DistrictSnelling-Merced Falls Union Elementary School DistrictSolana Beach School DistrictSoledad Unified School DistrictSoledad
Solvang Elementary School DistrictSomis Union School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified School DistrictEl Verano
Sonora School DistrictSonora Union High School DistrictSoquel Union Elementary School DistrictSouth Fork Union School DistrictSouth Monterey County Joint Union High School DistrictSouth Pasadena Unified School DistrictSouth Pasadena
South San Francisco Unified School DistrictSouth San Francisco
South Whittier School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified School DistrictRosamond
Southern Trinity Joint Unified School DistrictRuth
Southside Elementary School DistrictSpencer Valley School DistrictSpringville School DistrictSt. Helena Unified School DistrictAngwin
Standard School DistrictStanislaus Union School DistrictStockton Unified School DistrictAugust
Stone Corral School DistrictStony Creek Joint Unified School DistrictElk Creek
Strathmore School DistrictSulphur Springs School DistrictSummerville School DistrictSummerville Union High School DistrictSunnyside School DistrictSunnyvale Elementary School DistrictSunol Glen Unified School DistrictSunol
Sutter Union High School DistrictSweetwater Union High School DistrictSylvan Union School DistrictT26 districts
Taft City School DistrictTaft Union High School DistrictTahoe-Truckee Unified School District
Soda Springs
Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified School DistrictFrench Valley
Temple City Unified School DistrictEast San Gabriel
Templeton Unified School DistrictTempleton
Terra Bella School DistrictThermalito Union School DistrictThree Rivers Union School DistrictTipton School DistrictTorrance Unified School DistrictTorrance
Tracy Unified School DistrictCountry Club
Traver School DistrictTravis Unified School DistrictElmira
Tres Pinos Union Elementary School DistrictTrinity Center School DistrictTulare City School DistrictTulare High School DistrictTulelake Basin Joint Unified School DistrictNewell
Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin
Twain Harte-Long Barn Union School DistrictTwin Hills Union School DistrictTwin Ridges School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified School DistrictRio Linda
Two Rock Union School DistrictU5 districts
V12 districts
Vacaville Unified School District
Vacaville
Val Verde Unified School DistrictMead Valley
Valle Lindo Elementary School DistrictVallejo City Unified School DistrictVallejo
Valley Home Joint School DistrictVentura Unified School DistrictChannel Islands Beach
Victor Elementary School DistrictVictor Valley Union High School DistrictVineland School DistrictVisalia Unified School DistrictPatterson Tract
Vista Del Mar Union Elementary School DistrictVista Unified School DistrictVista
W41 districts
Walnut Creek School DistrictWarner Unified School District
Borrego Springs
Wasco Union Elementary School DistrictWasco Union High School DistrictWashington Colony Elementary School DistrictWashington Unified School DistrictWest Sacramento
Washington Union School DistrictWaterford Unified School DistrictWaterford
Weaver Union Elementary School DistrictWeed Union Elementary School DistrictWest Contra Costa Unified School DistrictRollingwood
West Covina Unified School DistrictWest Covina
West Park Elementary School DistrictWest Side Union School District (Sonoma County)West Sonoma County Union High School DistrictWestern Placer Unified School DistrictLincoln
Westminster School DistrictWestmorland Union Elementary School DistrictWestside Elementary School DistrictWestside Union School DistrictWestwood Unified School DistrictClear Creek
Wheatland Union High School DistrictWhitmore Elementary School DistrictWhittier City School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliams Unified School DistrictWilliams
Willow Creek Elementary School DistrictWillows Unified School DistrictWillows
Wilsona Elementary School DistrictWindsor Unified School DistrictWindsor
Winship-Robbins Elementary School DistrictWinters Joint Unified School DistrictWinters
Winters Joint Unified School District (California)Winton Elementary School DistrictWiseburn Unified School DistrictDel Aire
Woodlake Unified School DistrictWoodlake
Woodland Joint Unified School DistrictYolo
Woodland Joint Unified School District (California)Woodside Elementary School DistrictWoodville School DistrictWright Elementary School DistrictY2 districts
Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in California?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in California ranges from July 14, 2025 to September 8, 2025, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.
When is the last day of school in California?
The last day of school in California for 2025-26 ranges from April 11, 2026 to June 26, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in California?
The most common spring break dates in California for 2025-26 are April 6, 2026 to April 10, 2026, shared by 173 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in California?
We have calendar data for 835 school districts in California, spanning 261 cities. The average school year includes 180 instructional days.