Back To School: Stamford 2025-26 School Calendar

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

The first day of school for students in Stamford is Wednesday, Aug. 27.

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

Stamford Public Schools

• First Day: Aug. 27, 2025
• Labor Day: Sept. 1 - Schools Closed
• Open School Night - Middle Schools: Sept. 16
• Open School Night - High Schools: Sept. 18
• Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 23-24 - Schools Closed
• Open School Night - Elementary Schools: Sept. 25
• Yom Kippur: Oct. 2 - Schools Closed
• Columbus Day: Oct. 13 - Schools Closed
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 15-17 (early release for students)
• Professional Development: Oct. 22 - (early release for students)
• Election Day/Staff Professional Development: Nov. 4 - No school for students
• Veterans Day: Nov. 11 - Schools Closed
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 26 (early release), Nov. 27-28 (Schools Closed)
• Holiday Break: Dec. 23 (early release), Dec. 24 through Jan. 2 (Schools Closed)
• MLK Jr. Day: Jan. 19 - Schools Closed
• Staff Professional Development: Jan. 28 - early release for students only
• Presidents' Day Weekend: Feb. 13 - Schools Closed
• Presidents' Day: Feb. 16 - Schools Closed
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Feb. 18-20, early release for students only
• Professional Development: Feb. 25 - early release for students
• Eid al-Fitr: March 20 - Schools Closed
• Professional Development: March 25 - early release for students
• Good Friday: April 3 - Schools Closed
• Spring Break: April 6-10 - Schools Closed
• Professional Development: April 22 - early release for students
• May 25: Memorial Day - Schools Closed
• Professional Development: May 27 - early release for students only
• Tentative early release for students: June 11-12
• Tentative Last Day of School: June 15 - early release for all
• Early dismissal for students: June 11
• Juneteenth: June 19 - school offices closed

High school graduation dates and times, 8th grade moving up ceremonies and elementary moving up ceremonies will be set in spring 2026.

See full calendar here.

— Alexis Tarrazi, Patch Staff