Washington has 209 school districts across 192 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 179 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
Washington school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 31, 2025 through July 17, 2026. With 209 districts across 192 cities and communities, Washington 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 179 instructional days required per year, Washington 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 Washington districts begin classes on July 31, 2025, while others do not start until September 8, 2025 — a spread of 39 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 Washington district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Washington, districts average 179 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 Washington runs from April 6, 2026 through April 10, 2026, a schedule shared by 101 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Washington 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 153 Washington 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 Washington communities including Friday Harbor, Amboy, Winlock, and Whidbey Island Station are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Washington 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.
Top Cities by District Count
A6 districts
B12 districts
Bainbridge Island
Battle Ground School DistrictYacolt
Bellevue School DistrictBellevue
Bellingham School DistrictGeneva
Benge School DistrictLaCrosse
Bethel School DistrictElk Plain
Blaine School DistrictPoint Roberts
Boistfort School DistrictRyderwood
Bremerton School DistrictRocky Point
Brewster School DistrictBrewster
Bridgeport School DistrictBridgeport
Brinnon School DistrictHoodsport
C26 districts
Fern Prairie
Cape Flattery School DistrictSekiu
Cascade School DistrictLeavenworth
Cashmere School DistrictCashmere
Castle Rock School DistrictVader
Centerville School DistrictCenterville
Central Kitsap School DistrictSeabeck
Central Valley School DistrictLiberty Lake
Centralia School DistrictFords Prairie
Chehalis School DistrictNapavine
Cheney School DistrictCheney
Chimacum School DistrictPort Ludlow
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston Heights-Vineland
Cle Elum-Roslyn School DistrictRonald
Clover Park School DistrictFort Lewis
Colfax School DistrictColfax
College Place School DistrictGarrett
Colton School DistrictColton
Columbia (Stevens) School DistrictTwin Lakes
Columbia (Walla Walla) School DistrictWallula
Colville School DistrictColville
Conway School DistrictConway
Cosmopolis School DistrictCosmopolis
Coulee-Hartline School DistrictBanks Lake South
Coupeville School DistrictCoupeville
Cusick School DistrictCusick
D6 districts
E16 districts
Otis Orchards-East Farms
East Valley School District (Yakima)Zillah
Eastmont School DistrictRock Island
Easton School DistrictSnoqualmie Pass
Eatonville School DistrictAshford
Edmonds School DistrictEdmonds
Ellensburg School DistrictThorp
Elma School DistrictMalone
Endicott School DistrictEndicott
Entiat School DistrictLeavenworth
Enumclaw School DistrictGreenwater
Ephrata School DistrictEphrata
Evaline School DistrictWinlock
Everett School DistrictEastmont
Evergreen School District (Clark)Orchards
Evergreen School District (Stevens)Inchelium
F6 districts
G10 districts
Garfield
Glenwood School DistrictGlenwood
Goldendale School DistrictGoldendale
Grand Coulee Dam School DistrictCoulee Dam
Grandview School DistrictGrandview
Granger School DistrictGranger
Granite Falls School DistrictDarrington
Grapeview School DistrictGrapeview
Green Mountain School DistrictAmboy
Griffin School DistrictShelton
H6 districts
I3 districts
K10 districts
Kahlotus
Kalama School DistrictAmboy
Keller School DistrictKeller
Kelso School DistrictKelso
Kennewick School DistrictKennewick
Kent School DistrictKent
Kettle Falls School DistrictBarney's Junction
Kiona-Benton City School DistrictBenton City
Kittitas School DistrictSunland Estates
Klickitat School DistrictKlickitat
L15 districts
La Center
La Conner School DistrictLa Conner
Lake Chelan School DistrictManson
Lake Quinault School DistrictNeilton
Lake Stevens School DistrictLake Stevens
Lake Washington School DistrictRedmond
Lakewood School DistrictLake Goodwin
Lamont School DistrictLamont
Liberty School DistrictWaverly
Lind School DistrictLind
Longview Public SchoolsLongview Heights
Loon Lake School DistrictLoon Lake
Lopez School DistrictWhidbey Island Station
Lyle School DistrictKlickitat
Lynden School DistrictLynden
M20 districts
Mabton
Mansfield School DistrictMansfield
Manson School DistrictManson
Mary Walker School DistrictSpringdale
Marysville School DistrictMarysville
McCleary School DistrictMcCleary
Mead School DistrictGreen Bluff
Medical Lake School DistrictMedical Lake
Mercer Island School DistrictMercer Island
Meridian School DistrictLynden
Mill A School DistrictCarson
Monroe School DistrictMonroe
Montesano School DistrictMontesano
Morton School DistrictMineral
Mossyrock School DistrictMossyrock
Mount Adams School DistrictTampico
Mount Baker School DistrictGlacier
Mount Pleasant School DistrictWashougal
Mount Vernon School DistrictMount Vernon
Mukilteo School DistrictMukilteo
N14 districts
Cliffdell
Naselle-Grays River Valley School DistrictGrays River
Nespelem School DistrictNespelem Community
Newport School DistrictCusick
Nine Mile Falls School DistrictSuncrest
Nooksack Valley School DistrictGlacier
North Beach School DistrictCopalis Beach
North Franklin School DistrictMesa
North Kitsap School DistrictPort Gamble Tribal Community
North Mason School DistrictBelfair
North River School DistrictWillapa
North Thurston Public SchoolsTanglewilde
Northport School DistrictNorthport
Northshore School DistrictWoodinville
O17 districts
Whidbey Island Station
Oakesdale School DistrictOakesdale
Oakville School DistrictOakville
Ocean Beach School DistrictOcean Park
Ocosta School DistrictOcosta
Odessa School DistrictOdessa
Okanogan School DistrictOkanogan
Olympia School DistrictOlympia
Omak School DistrictOmak
Onalaska School DistrictOnalaska
Onion Creek School DistrictNorthport
Orcas Island School DistrictFriday Harbor
Orchard Prairie School DistrictMillwood
Orient School DistrictOrient
Orondo School DistrictEntiat
Oroville School DistrictOroville
Orting School DistrictTehaleh
P14 districts
Quincy
Palouse School DistrictPalouse
Pasco School DistrictBurbank
Pateros School DistrictMethow
Paterson School DistrictProsser
Peninsula School DistrictArtondale
Pioneer School DistrictHerron Island
Pomeroy School DistrictPataha
Port Angeles School DistrictPort Angeles
Port Townsend School DistrictPort Townsend
Prescott School DistrictPrescott
Prosser School DistrictProsser
Pullman School DistrictAlbion
Puyallup School DistrictPuyallup
Q4 districts
R12 districts
Rainier
Raymond School DistrictRaymond
Reardan-Edwall School DistrictReardan
Renton School DistrictRenton
Republic School DistrictRepublic
Richland School DistrictWest Richland
Ridgefield School DistrictRidgefield
Ritzville School DistrictRitzville
Riverside School DistrictGreen Bluff
Rochester School DistrictRochester
Rosalia School DistrictRosalia
Royal School DistrictRoyal City
S26 districts
Friday Harbor
Satsop School DistrictSatsop
Seattle Public SchoolsSeattle
Sedro-Woolley School DistrictHamilton
Selah School DistrictMoxee
Selkirk School DistrictMetaline Falls
Sequim School DistrictJamestown
Shaw Island School DistrictFriday Harbor
Skamania School DistrictCougar
Snohomish School DistrictThree Lakes
Snoqualmie Valley School DistrictRiverpoint
Soap Lake School DistrictSoap Lake
South Bend School DistrictSouth Bend
South Kitsap School DistrictBethel
South Whidbey School DistrictFreeland
Southside School DistrictShelton
Spokane Public SchoolsSpokane
St. John School DistrictSt. John
Stanwood-Camano School DistrictWarm Beach
Star School DistrictKahlotus
Stehekin School DistrictSteilacoom Historical School DistrictKetron Island
Steptoe School DistrictSteptoe
Stevenson-Carson School DistrictCarson
Sultan School DistrictIndex
Sunnyside School DistrictSunnyside
T12 districts
Tacoma
Tahoma School DistrictRavensdale
Tenino School DistrictTenino
Thorp School DistrictSouth Cle Elum
Toledo School DistrictOnalaska
Tonasket School DistrictTonasket
Toppenish School DistrictToppenish
Touchet School DistrictTouchet
Toutle Lake School DistrictMossyrock
Trout Lake School DistrictTrout Lake
Tukwila School DistrictTukwila
Tumwater School DistrictTumwater
U2 districts
V3 districts
W16 districts
Skamokawa Valley
Waitsburg School DistrictWaitsburg
Walla Walla Public SchoolsWalla Walla
Wapato School DistrictHarrah
Warden School DistrictWarden
Washougal School DistrictCougar
Waterville School DistrictWaterville
Wellpinit School DistrictReardan
Wenatchee School DistrictWenatchee
West Valley School District (Spokane)Millwood
West Valley School District (Yakima)Tampico
Willapa Valley School DistrictLebam
Winlock School DistrictWinlock
Wishkah Valley School DistrictAberdeen Gardens
Wishram School DistrictWishram
Woodland School DistrictAmboy
Y2 districts
Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in Washington?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Washington ranges from July 31, 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 Washington?
The last day of school in Washington for 2025-26 ranges from May 10, 2026 to July 17, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in Washington?
The most common spring break dates in Washington for 2025-26 are April 6, 2026 to April 10, 2026, shared by 101 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in Washington?
We have calendar data for 209 school districts in Washington, spanning 192 cities. The average school year includes 179 instructional days.