Iowa School Calendars

302 school districts

Iowa has 267 school districts across 263 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 175 instructional days per year.

Academic Calendar Overview

Iowa school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from August 1, 2025 through June 26, 2026. With 267 districts across 263 cities and communities, Iowa 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 175 instructional days required per year, Iowa 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 Iowa districts begin classes on August 1, 2025, while others do not start until September 4, 2025 — a spread of 34 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 Iowa district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Iowa, districts average 175 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 Iowa runs from March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026, a schedule shared by 62 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Iowa 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 119 Iowa 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 Iowa communities including Marion, Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Cedar Rapids are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Iowa 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
Aug 1 – Sep 4
Last Day of School
May 15 – Jun 26
Most Common Spring Break
Mar 16 – Mar 20
62 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
119 districts

Top Cities by District Count

Marion(2)Des Moines(2)Council Bluffs(2)Cedar Rapids(2)Boone(2)Bettendorf(2)Wyoming(1)Winthrop(1)Winterset(1)Winfield(1)

Compare School Calendars

Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.

DistrictFirst DayLast DaySpring BreakWinter Break
Adair-Casey Comm School DistrictAug 25May 25Mar 17Dec 23
Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School DistrictAug 24May 27Mar 12Dec 23
AGWSR Comm School DistrictAug 25May 22Apr 3Dec 22
AHSTW Comm School DistrictAug 25May 25—Dec 23
Akron Westfield Comm School DistrictAug 25May 21Mar 26Dec 23
Albert City-Truesdale Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 26Dec 21
Albia Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 8Dec 21
Alburnett Comm School DistrictAug 24May 25Mar 16Dec 21
Alden Comm School DistrictAug 24May 27Mar 17Dec 21
Algona Comm School DistrictAug 24May 26Mar 15Dec 21
Allamakee Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 28Dec 23
Alta-Aurelia Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 25Dec 21
Ames Comm School DistrictAug 24May 28Mar 15Dec 21
Anamosa Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 15Dec 21
Andrew Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 26Dec 21
Ankeny Comm School DistrictAug 24May 28Mar 12Dec 21
Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School DistrictAug 24May 28Mar 15Dec 23
Ar-We-Va Comm School DistrictAug 24May 26Mar 15Dec 23
Atlantic Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 8Dec 23
Audubon Comm School DistrictAug 24May 21Mar 10Dec 23
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A20 districts

Adair-Casey Comm School District

Adair

Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District

Adel

AGWSR Comm School District

Ackley

AHSTW Comm School District

Avoca

Akron Westfield Comm School District

Akron

Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District

Albert City

Albia Comm School District

Albia

Alburnett Comm School District

Alburnett

Alden Comm School District

Alden

Algona Comm School District

Algona

Allamakee Comm School District

Waukon

Alta-Aurelia Comm School District

Alta

Ames Comm School District

Ames

Anamosa Comm School District

Anamosa

Andrew Comm School District

Andrew

Ankeny Comm School District

Ankeny

Aplington-Parkersburg Comm School District

Parkersburg

Ar-We-Va Comm School District

Westside

Atlantic Comm School District

Atlantic

Audubon Comm School District

Audubon

B15 districts

Ballard Comm School District

Huxley

Baxter Comm School District

Baxter

Bedford Comm School District

Bedford

Belle Plaine Comm School District

Belle Plaine

Bellevue Comm School District

Bellevue

Belmond-Klemme Comm School District

Belmond

Bennett Comm School District

Bennett

Benton Comm School District

Van Horne

Bettendorf Comm School District

Bettendorf

Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District

Bondurant

Boone Comm School District

Boone

Boyden-Hull Comm School District

Hull

Boyer Valley Comm School District

Dunlap

Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District

Brooklyn

Burlington Comm School District

Burlington

C40 districts

CAL Comm School District

Latimer

Calamus-Wheatland Comm School District

Wheatland

CAM Comm School District

Anita

Camanche Comm School District

Camanche

Cardinal Comm School District

Eldon

Carlisle Comm School District

Carlisle

Carroll Comm School District

Carroll

Cedar Falls Comm School District

Cedar Falls

Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Cedar Rapids

Center Point-Urbana Comm School District

Center Point

Centerville Comm School District

Centerville

Central City Comm School District

Central City

Central Comm School District

Elkader

Central Decatur Comm School District

Leon

Central DeWitt School District

De Witt

Central Lee Comm School District

Donnellson

Central Lyon Comm School District

Rock Rapids

Central Springs Comm School District

Manly

Chariton Comm School District

Chariton

Charles City Comm School District

Charles City

Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District

Charter Oak

Cherokee Comm School District

Cherokee

Clarinda Comm School District

Clarinda

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Comm School District

Clarion

Clarke Comm School District

Osceola

Clarksville Comm School District

Clarksville

Clay Central-Everly Comm School District

Royal

Clayton Ridge Comm School District

Guttenberg

Clear Creek Amana Comm School District

Oxford

Clear Lake Comm School District

Clear Lake

Clinton Comm School District

Clinton

Colfax-Mingo Comm School District

Colfax

College Comm School District

Cedar Rapids

Collins-Maxwell Comm School District

Maxwell

Colo-NESCO Comm School District

Colo

Columbus Comm School District

Columbus Junction

Coon Rapids-Bayard Comm School District

Coon Rapids

Corning Comm School District

Corning

Council Bluffs Comm School District

Council Bluffs

Creston Comm School District

Creston

D14 districts

Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District

Grimes

Danville Comm School District

Danville

Davenport Comm School District

Davenport

Davis County Comm School District

Bloomfield

Decorah Community School District

Decorah

Delwood Comm School District

Delmar

Denison Comm School District

Denison

Denver Comm School District

Denver

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Des Moines

Diagonal Comm School District

Diagonal

Dike-New Hartford Comm School District

Dike

Dubuque Comm School District

Dubuque

Dunkerton Comm School District

Dunkerton

Durant Comm School District

Durant

E16 districts

Eagle Grove Comm School District

Eagle Grove

Earlham Comm School District

Earlham

East Buchanan Comm School District

Winthrop

East Marshall Comm School District

Gilman

East Sac County Comm School District

Lake View

East Union Comm School District

Afton

Eastern Allamakee Comm School District

Lansing

Easton Valley Comm School District

Preston

Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD

Eddyville

Edgewood-Colesburg Comm School District

Edgewood

Eldora-New Providence Comm School District

Eldora

Emmetsburg Comm School District

Emmetsburg

English Valleys Comm School District

North English

Essex Comm School District

Essex

Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District

Estherville

Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Comm School District

Elk Horn

F4 districts

Fairfield Comm School District

Fairfield

Forest City Comm School District

Forest City

Fort Dodge Comm School District

Fort Dodge

Fremont-Mills Comm School District

Tabor

G14 districts

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Comm School District

Garner

George-Little Rock Comm School District

George

Gilbert Comm School District

Gilbert

Gilmore City-Bradgate Comm School District

Gilmore City

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District

Reinbeck

Glenwood Comm School District

Glenwood

Glidden-Ralston Comm School District

Glidden

GMG Comm School District

Green Mountain

Graettinger-Terril Comm School District

Graettinger

Greene County Comm School District

Jefferson

Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District

Grinnell

Griswold Comm School District

Griswold

Grundy Center Comm School District

Grundy Center

Guthrie Center Comm School District

Guthrie Center

H11 districts

H-L-V Comm School District

Victor

Hamburg Comm School District

Hamburg

Hampton-Dumont Comm School District

Hampton

Harlan Comm School District

Harlan

Harris-Lake Park Comm School District

Lake Park

Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Comm School District

Hartley

Highland Comm School District

Riverside

Howard-Winneshiek Comm School District

Cresco

Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District

Hubbard

Hudson Comm School District

Hudson

Humboldt Comm School District

Humboldt

I7 districts

IKM-Manning Comm School District

Manning

Independence Comm School District

Independence

Indianola Comm School District

Indianola

Interstate 35 Comm School District

Truro

Iowa City Comm School District

Iowa City

Iowa Falls Comm School District

Iowa Falls

Iowa Valley Comm School District

Marengo

J3 districts

Janesville Consolidated School District

Janesville

Jesup Comm School District

Jesup

Johnston Comm School District

Johnston

K4 districts

Keokuk Comm School District

Keokuk

Keota Comm School District

Keota

Kingsley-Pierson Comm School District

Kingsley

Knoxville Comm School District

Knoxville

L11 districts

Lake Mills Comm School District

Lake Mills

Lamoni Comm School District

Lamoni

Laurens-Marathon Comm School District

Laurens

Lenox Comm School District

Lenox

Lewis Central Comm School District

Council Bluffs

Linn-Mar Comm School District

Marion

Lisbon Comm School District

Lisbon

Logan-Magnolia Comm School District

Logan

Lone Tree Comm School District

Lone Tree

Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District

Letts

Lynnville-Sully Comm School District

Sully

M25 districts

Madrid Comm School District

Madrid

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Comm School District

Mapleton

Maquoketa Comm School District

Maquoketa

Maquoketa Valley Comm School District

Delhi

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District

Marcus

Marion Independent School District

Marion

Marshalltown Comm School District

Marshalltown

Martensdale-St Marys Comm School District

Martensdale

Mason City Comm School District

Mason City

Mediapolis Comm School District

Mediapolis

Melcher-Dallas Comm School District

Melcher-dallas

MFL MarMac Comm School District

Monona

Mid-Prairie Comm School District

Wellman

Midland Comm School District

Wyoming

Missouri Valley Comm School District

Missouri Valley

MOC-Floyd Valley Comm School District

Orange City

Montezuma Comm School District

Montezuma

Monticello Comm School District

Monticello

Mormon Trail Comm School District

Humeston

Morning Sun Comm School District

Morning Sun

Mount Ayr Comm School District

Mount Ayr

Mount Pleasant Comm School District

Mount Pleasant

Mount Vernon Comm School District

Mount Vernon

Murray Comm School District

Murray

Muscatine Comm School District

Muscatine

N19 districts

Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

Nashua

Nevada Comm School District

Nevada

New Hampton Comm School District

New Hampton

New London Comm School District

New London

Newton Comm School District

Newton

Nodaway Valley Comm School District

Greenfield

North Butler Comm School District

Allison

North Cedar Comm School District

Stanwood

North Iowa Comm School District

Buffalo Center

North Kossuth Comm School District

Swea City

North Linn Comm School District

Troy Mills

North Mahaska Comm School District

New Sharon

North Polk Comm School District

Alleman

North Scott Comm School District

Eldridge

North Tama County Comm School District

Traer

North Union Comm School District

Armstrong

Northeast Comm School District

Goose Lake

Northwood-Kensett Comm School District

Northwood

Norwalk Comm School District

Norwalk

O9 districts

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District

Ida Grove

Oelwein Comm School District

Oelwein

Ogden Comm School District

Ogden

Okoboji Comm School District

Milford

Olin Consolidated School District

Olin

Orient-Macksburg Comm School District

Orient

Osage Comm School District

Osage

Oskaloosa Comm School District

Oskaloosa

Ottumwa Comm School District

Ottumwa

P9 districts

Paton-Churdan Comm School District

Churdan

PCM Comm School District

Monroe

Pekin Comm School District

Packwood

Pella Comm School District

Pella

Perry Comm School District

Perry

Pleasant Valley Comm School District

Bettendorf

Pleasantville Comm School District

Pleasantville

Pocahontas Area Comm School District

Pocahontas

Postville Comm School District

Postville

R8 districts

Red Oak Comm School District

Red Oak

Remsen-Union Comm School District

Remsen

Riceville Comm School District

Riceville

River Valley Comm School District

Correctionville

Riverside Comm School District

Carson

Rock Valley Comm School District

Rock Valley

Roland-Story Comm School District

Story City

Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District

Ruthven

S29 districts

Saydel Comm School District

Des Moines

Schaller-Crestland Comm School District

Schaller

Schleswig Comm School District

Schleswig

Sergeant Bluff-Luton Comm School District

Sergeant Bluff

Seymour Comm School District

Seymour

Sheldon Comm School District

Sheldon

Shenandoah Comm School District

Shenandoah

Sibley-Ocheyedan Comm School District

Sibley

Sidney Comm School District

Sidney

Sioux Center Comm School District

Sioux Center

Sioux Central Comm School District

Sioux Rapids

Sioux City Comm School District

Sioux City

Solon Comm School District

Solon

South Central Calhoun Comm School District

Rockwell City

South Hamilton Comm School District

Jewell

South O'Brien Comm School District

Paullina

South Page Comm School District

College Springs

South Tama County

Tama

South Winneshiek Comm School District

Calmar

Southeast Polk Comm School District

Pleasant Hill

Southeast Valley Community School District

Gowrie

Spencer Comm School District

Spencer

Spirit Lake Comm School District

Spirit Lake

Springville Comm School District

Springville

St Ansgar Comm School District

St. Ansgar

Stanton Comm School District

Stanton

Starmont Comm School District

Arlington

Stratford Comm School District

Stratford

Sumner-Fredericksburg Comm School District

Sumner

T7 districts

Tipton Comm School District

Tipton

Treynor Comm School District

Treynor

Tri-Center Comm School District

Neola

Tri-County Comm School District

Thornburg

Turkey Valley Comm School District

Jackson Junction

Twin Cedars Comm School District

Bussey

Twin Rivers Comm School District

Bode

U4 districts

Underwood Comm School District

Underwood

Union Comm School District

La Porte City

United Comm School District

Boone

Urbandale Comm School District

Urbandale

V3 districts

Van Meter Comm School District

Van Meter

Villisca Comm School District

Villisca

Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District

Vinton

W30 districts

WACO Comm School District

Wayland

Washington Comm School District

Washington

Waterloo Comm School District

Waterloo

Waukee Comm School District

Waukee

Waverly-Shell Rock Comm School District

Waverly

Wayne Comm School District

Corydon

Webster City Comm School District

Webster City

West Bend-Mallard Comm School District

West Bend

West Branch Comm School District

West Branch

West Burlington Ind School District

West Burlington

West Central Comm School District

Maynard

West Central Valley Comm School District

Stuart

West Delaware County Comm School District

Manchester

West Des Moines Comm School District

West Des Moines

West Hancock Comm School District

Britt

West Harrison Comm School District

Mondamin

West Liberty Comm School District

West Liberty

West Lyon Comm School District

Inwood

West Marshall Comm School District

State Center

West Monona Comm School District

Onawa

West Sioux Comm School District

Hawarden

Western Dubuque Comm School District

Farley

Westwood Comm School District

Sloan

Whiting Comm School District

Whiting

Williamsburg Comm School District

Williamsburg

Wilton Comm School District

Wilton

Winfield-Mt Union Comm School District

Winfield

Winterset Comm School District

Winterset

Woodbury Central Comm School District

Moville

Woodward-Granger Comm School District

Granger

Frequently Asked Questions

When does school start in Iowa?

For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Iowa ranges from August 1, 2025 to September 4, 2025, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.

When is the last day of school in Iowa?

The last day of school in Iowa for 2025-26 ranges from May 15, 2026 to June 26, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.

When is spring break in Iowa?

The most common spring break dates in Iowa for 2025-26 are March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026, shared by 62 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.

How many school districts are in Iowa?

We have calendar data for 267 school districts in Iowa, spanning 263 cities. The average school year includes 175 instructional days.