Back To School: Ridgefield 2025-26 School Calendar

RIDGEFIELD, CT — Back-to-school planning has already begun in Ridgefield, with calendars available to help parents prepare for the first day in Ridgefield Public Schools for the 2025-26 school year.

The first day of school for most students in Ridgefield is Tuesday, Aug. 26.

Heading into the upcoming school year, some dates are subject to change. Here is the list of dates to know for this school year:

Ridgefield Public Schools

• Aug. 26: First Day for K-Gr 9 Students
• Aug. 27: First Day for Gr 10-12 Students
• Sept. 1: Labor Day
• Sept. 18: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Sept. 23: Rosh Hashanah
• Oct. 2: Yom Kippur
• Oct. 10: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Oct. 13: Columbus Day/Indigenous People’s Day
• Nov. 4: Election Day/PD Day for Teachers
• Nov. 11: Veterans Day
• Nov. 26: Early Dismissal
• Nov. 27 & 28: Thanksgiving Recess
• Dec. 11: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Dec. 23: Early Dismissal
• Dec. 24-Jan. 2: Winter Recess
• Dec. 31: Offices Open 1⁄2 day
• Jan. 1: New Year’s Day
• Jan. 16: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Jan. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• Feb. 13: PD Day for Teachers
• Feb. 16: Presidents’ Day
• Feb. 17-20: February Recess
• Mar. 12: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Apr. 2: Early Dismissal/PD Day
• Apr. 3: Good Friday
• Apr. 6-10: Spring Recess
• May 25: Memorial Day
• June 16: Tentative Last Day of School (Early Dismissal for Students)