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School Start & End Dates: 2018-19 Academic Year Calendars for LA County Schools

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7/31/18 - By Toby B

Summer vacation ain't what it used to be. The majority of SoCal school districts now opt for an August start date, with only a few South Bay stragglers sticking with the old-school, post-Labor Day start. And beware assuming that school starts and finishes roughly when it did last year, because schedules seem to change all the time. This year Alhambra is first out of the gate, leading the back-to-school race with a pool-party-pooper start date of August 10; Torrance kids still get the most out of summer with their September 6 first day.

Wondering where your district fits in, and how much time you have left for these 50 Free Things To Do in Summer? Bookmark our list below with start and finish dates for the 2018-2019 school year all over LA County. And if what you read makes you wonder about what other school options are available to you, maybe our school guide can help.

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Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD):  August 14, 2018 – June 7, 2019 

ABC Unified School District: August 24/27 - June 11/12
Alhambra Unified School District:  August 10 - May 30 
Arcadia Unified School District:   August 15/16 - June 5 
Baldwin Park Unified School District:  August 16 - June 6 
Bellflower Unified School District: August 20 - June 6 
Beverly Hills Unified School District:  August 13 - May 30 
Burbank Unified School District:  August 13 - May 23 
Compton Unified School District:  August 16 - June 7
Conejo Valley Unified School District:  August 22 - June 6/7 
Culver City Unified School District:  August 27 - June 14
Downey Unified School District:  August 15 - May 31
Duarte Unified School District:   August 13 - May 30
El Segundo Unified School District August 29 - June 14
Glendale Unified School District:  August 22 - June 11 
Hermosa Beach City School District:  September 5 - June 21
Inglewood School District: August 20 - June 7 
La Canada Unified School District:  August 16 - June 5 
Long Beach Unified School District: August 29 - June 13
Manhattan Beach Unified School District:  August 22 - June 13 
Monrovia Unified School District:  August 15 - June 5 
Montebello Unified School District: August 20 - June 13 
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District August 16 - June 4 
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District: August 14 - June 6 
Pasadena Unified School District:  August 13 - May 30
Paramount Unified School District:  August 22 - June 13 
Redondo Beach Unified School District:  August 29 - June 19 
Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District:  August 23 - June 12 
South Pasadena Unified School District: August 16 - June 5 
Torrance Unified School District:  September 6 - June 20
West Covina Unified School District:  August 16 - June 7
William S. Hart Union High School District: August 16 - June 6 

Note:  Where two dates are listed it's because there are different dates for the elementary and HS students.