Albuquerque Public Schools Calendar 2026-27

The APS 2026-27 calendar

This is the district's own calendar, as APS publishes it. Tap it to open the full-size image.

Add the APS calendar to your phone

Pick a file. Each one is an all-day event per day off, and a break is one event across all its days.

On an iPhone

Tap a file above, then tap Add All. The dates go into the calendar you choose.

In Google Calendar

On a computer, open Google Calendar, then Settings, then Import & export. Choose the file and the calendar to add it to. The dates show up on your Android phone too.

In Outlook

Open the downloaded file, or in Outlook on the web go to Add calendar, then Upload from file.

These files are a copy of the calendar today. If the district changes a date, download the file again.

APS vacations and holidays, 2026-27

Every day with no school for students, from the first day to the last: 12 entries and 26 weekdays in all.

Remote school days

School happens at home on these days. They count as school days, and students learn from home.

• Monday, Nov. 23 to Tuesday, Nov. 24: Virtual learning days (parent-teacher conferences)
• Monday, March 29 to Tuesday, March 30: Virtual learning days (parent-teacher conferences)

APS early release days

The APS calendar prints no early release days.

Schools can still send their own early dismissal notices, so watch for those.

Calendar notes: what to plan around

Long weekends and breaks

Every stretch of three or more days with no school, counting weekends.

• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Sept. 5 to Monday, Sept. 7. Labor Day. Back Tuesday, Sept. 8.
• 4-day weekend: Friday, Oct. 9 to Monday, Oct. 12. Fall break and Indigenous Peoples' Day. Back Tuesday, Oct. 13.
• 5-day weekend: Wednesday, Nov. 25 to Sunday, Nov. 29. Thanksgiving break. Back Monday, Nov. 30.
• 17 days off in a row: Saturday, Dec. 19 to Monday, Jan. 4. Winter break and professional development day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 5.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Jan. 16 to Monday, Jan. 18. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Back Tuesday, Jan. 19.
• 3-day weekend: Saturday, Feb. 13 to Monday, Feb. 15. Presidents Day. Back Tuesday, Feb. 16.
• 9 days off in a row: Saturday, March 20 to Sunday, March 28. Spring break and Vernal holiday. Back Monday, March 29.

Weeks with fewer than five school days

Eleven weeks have fewer than five school days, and three weeks have none at all.

Teacher workdays: no school for students

One of the days off is a staff day. Teachers work; students stay home. Plan child care as you would for a holiday.

• Monday, Jan. 4: professional development day

Makeup days

The APS calendar names no makeup days. If school closes for weather, the district announces how the day is made up.

Also worth knowing

• The APS calendar prints no testing windows.
• Remote school days: Monday, Nov. 23 to Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Monday, March 29 to Tuesday, March 30. It counts as a school day, but students learn at home. Plan for a child at home.
• After the last day, the calendar still shows professional development day (staff only) (May 28). Students are already out.

First and last day of school

The first day of school is Friday, Aug. 7, 2026 for grades 1 to 12 and Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026 for pre-K and kindergarten. The last day is Thursday, May 27, 2027.

Teachers start sooner. Staff days before school run Aug. 3 to 6.

Grading periods

Quarters (K-8, middle and high schools)

K-8 schools, middle schools and high schools grade by quarter.

Trimesters (K-5 elementary schools)

K-5 elementary schools grade by trimester. Kindergarten starts Aug. 11.

What the district notes

• The second semester starts Tuesday, Jan. 5, for all students, after a professional development day on Monday, Jan. 4.
• On the parent-teacher conference days (Nov. 23 and 24, March 29 and 30), students in K-12 have a virtual learning day instead of coming to school.

How we checked these dates

We read every date off the district's own calendar twice: once from the PDF's text and once from the image, cell by cell against its legend. Then we checked each one against the APS School Calendars page and the APS SY 2026-2027 District Calendar feed.

Every weekday on this page matches its date. If the district changes its calendar, its page is the final word.