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Here's the DC Public School Calendar for 2024-2025 (Plus Other Area School Districts)

Keep the DC public school calendar handy so you'll always know what days your kids have class.

3/11/24 - By Jennifer Marino Walters

The DC area may be in the thick of summer, but the 2024-2025 school year is coming up quickly. If you haven't already, it's time to start gathering those school supplies, buying those back-to-school clothes, and planning family vacations and school-break camp coverage.

To help you do just that, here is the DC public school calendar for 2024-2025, as well as links to other public school calendars for Maryland and Northern Virginia school districts. Bookmark it now so you can easily reference it later!

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Here is the 2024-2025 DC public school calendar, including all of the dates you can count on your kiddos being out of school:

2024-25 DC Public School Calendar

Monday, August 26: First day of school

Thursday, August 29: First day of school for Pre-K students

Monday, September 2: Labor Day, schools closed

Thursday, October 10: Parent-teacher conference day, no school for students

Friday, October 11: Teacher planning day, no school for students

Monday, October 14: Indigenous Peoples' Day, schools closed

Monday, November 4: End of term, no school for students

Tuesday, November 5: Election Day, schools closed

Monday, November 11: Veterans Day, schools closed

Wednesday, November 27 - Friday, November 29: Thanksgiving Break, schools closed

Monday, December 23 - Wednesday, January 1: Winter Break, schools closed

Friday, January 17: Teacher planning day, no school for students

Monday, January 20: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, schools closed

Monday, January 27: End of term, no school for students

Friday, February 14: Teacher planning day, no school for students

Monday, February 17: Presidents Day, schools closed

Thursday, March 13: Parent-teacher conference day, no school for students

Friday, March 14: Schools closed

Monday, April 7: End of term, no school for students

Monday, April 14 - Friday, April 18: Spring Break, schools closed

Monday, May 26: Memorial Day, schools closed

Tuesday, June 17: Last day of school for students

Friday, June 20 & Monday, June 23: Planned snow-day make-up days

Among the other public school districts near Washington, DC, the school calendars vary. Here are links to the calendars for the other large public school districts in the DC metro area: