Waukee Community Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Waukee Community Schools Calendar 2026-27 Key Dates

Here is the Waukee Community Schools Calendar at a glance: roughly 40 weeks from the first bell on August 24 to May 28. Every family in the district books the same break weeks, so these are the dates to lock in before prices climb.

The School Year by the Numbers

Add up the dates on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar and the 2026-27 year comes to roughly 176 weekdays in class against 24 weekdays off, with 29 shortened days on top.

What Stands Out on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar

Compared with the other Iowa districts on this site, using the same official calendars:

• School is in session on Election Day 2026 (November 3), while 3 of the 11 Iowa districts we cover close.
• School is in session on Veterans Day 2026 (November 11), while 1 of the 11 Iowa districts we cover closes.
• 176 days in the school year by our count of the calendar; Iowa districts we cover range from 164 to 178.
• Winter break 2026 of 8 weekdays, the shortest among the Iowa districts we cover (they range from 8 to 11).
• Closed for Yom Kippur, the only Iowa district we cover that is.
• Closed for Eid, the only Iowa district we cover that is.
• 29 early release days; the Iowa districts we cover range from 0 to 40.

First Day of School 2026

The first day of school on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar is Monday, August 24, 2026. It is the date the last summer trip and the last camp week have to end by, and nonrefundable fares booked around a guessed date are the ones that hurt.

The district staggers the start by grade: First Day of School on Mon, Aug 24; First Day of Preschool on Mon, Aug 31. Check which group your child is in before you book the first week.

Breaks on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar: Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring

Long breaks are where travel and childcare costs pile up, so here they are with exact weekday counts. A five-weekday break here means nine days in a row without school once you add the weekends, and every family on this calendar is shopping for the same nine days.

Single Days Off and Short Weeks on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar

Outside the long breaks, students here have 8 single days off during the school year, and 10 weeks are shortened, either by one of those days or by part of a longer break. In total that is 24 weekdays with no school between August 24 and May 28.

4 of those single days are teacher workdays; they are listed in the teacher workday section further down.

4 Mondays and 3 Fridays are off outside the breaks, which turns them into long weekends. The other one lands mid-week, which is when parents most often need a sitter or a day of leave.

• Labor Day: Mon, Sep 7
• Yom Kippur: Mon, Sep 21
• MLK Day: Mon, Jan 18
• Eid Al Fitr: Tue, Mar 9

Long Weekends to Plan Around

Beyond the main breaks, the Waukee Community Schools Calendar sets up 6 long weekends of three days or more. These are the easiest short trips of the year because no school days are missed.

• Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 (3 days)
• Sat, Sep 19 – Mon, Sep 21 (3 days)
• Sat, Oct 24 – Mon, Oct 26 (3 days)
• Fri, Jan 15 – Mon, Jan 18 (4 days)
• Fri, Feb 26 – Sun, Feb 28 (3 days)
• Fri, Apr 23 – Sun, Apr 25 (3 days)

Teacher Workdays on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar

4 days during the school year are set aside for teacher training or planning with no students in class. Buildings are open for staff but not for children, so plan care for these the same way you would a holiday.

• No School/Teacher Work Day: Mon, Oct 26, Fri, Jan 15, Fri, Apr 23
• No School - Teacher Work Day: Fri, Feb 26

Early Release Days on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar

Waukee Community Schools has 29 early release or conference days on the 2026-27 calendar, and 17 of them fall on a Wednesday. Pickup moves earlier on these days, so after-school care has to start sooner.

• Early Dismissal: Wed, Sep 9, Wed, Sep 23, Wed, Oct 7, October 21–22, Wed, Nov 4, Wed, Nov 18, Wed, Dec 2, Wed, Dec 16, Wed, Jan 13, Wed, Jan 27, Wed, Feb 10, Wed, Feb 24, Wed, Mar 10, Wed, Mar 31, Wed, Apr 14, Wed, Apr 28, Wed, May 12
• WHS Parent-Teacher Conferences: Thu, Sep 17
• NWHS Parent-Teacher Conferences: Thu, Sep 24
• Grades 6-9 Parent-Teacher Conferences: October 21–22, February 24–25
• Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences: November 14–19, March 6–11
• High School Parent-Teacher Conferences: Thu, Dec 3, Thu, Feb 18, Thu, Apr 29

Last Day of School 2027 on the Waukee Community Schools Calendar

The last day of school at Waukee Community Schools is Friday, May 28, 2027.

The first semester ends Thursday, January 14, 2027, which splits the year into two halves for grading.

Grading periods as the calendar marks them: Grading period 1: August 24 – October 23 (about 9 weeks); Grading period 2: October 27 – January 14 (about 11 weeks); Grading period 3: January 19 – March 30 (about 10 weeks); Grading period 4: March 31 – May 28 (about 8 weeks). Report cards and conference weeks usually follow each end date.