Northwestern School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Northwestern School District calendar for the 2025-2026 school year provides all the necessary dates for students, parents, and staff. The calendar includes important information such as employee planning days, school holidays, and recess periods. Here's a detailed overview to help you plan your academic year.
Key Dates for the 2025–2026 School Year
- First Day of School: August 26, 2025
- Thanksgiving Break: November 26, 2025 – December 1, 2025
- Christmas / Winter Break: December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- Keystone Testing Window (Winter): January 5, 2026 – January 16, 2026
- Easter / Spring Break: April 2, 2026 – April 6, 2026
- PSSA Testing Window: April 20, 2026 – May 8, 2026
- Keystone Testing Window (Spring): May 11, 2026 – May 22, 2026
- Last Day of School: June 4, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Northwestern School District
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Northwestern School District Calendar 2025-2026
August 2025
- August 21 – Teacher In-Service
- August 25 – Teacher In-Service
- August 26 – First Student Day
- August 26 – 1st Grading Period Begins
September 2025
- September 1 – NO SCHOOL-Labor Day
- September 9 – Early Dismissal
October 2025
- October 13 – NO SCHOOL-Teacher In-Service
- October 29 – End of 1st Grading Period
- October 30 – 2nd Grading Period Begins
November 2025
- November 24 – NO SCHOOL-Parent/Teacher Conferences (Act 80 Day)
- November 25 – NO SCHOOL-Act 80 Day
- November 26–28 – NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break
December 2025
- December 1 – NO SCHOOL-Thanksgiving Break
- December 24–31 – NO SCHOOL-Christmas Break
January 2026
- January 1–2 – NO SCHOOL (Christmas Break)
- January 5 – Keystone Testing Begins (Winter)
- January 16 – End of 2nd Grading Period
- January 16 – Keystone Testing Ends (Winter)
- January 19 – NO SCHOOL
- January 20 – 3rd Grading Period Begins
February 2026
- February 12 – NO SCHOOL - ELEMENTARY P/T Conference (Act 80 Day)
- February 13 – NO SCHOOL-Teacher In-service
- February 16 – NO SCHOOL-Snow Makeup Day
March 2026
- March 13 – NO SCHOOL-Act 80 Day
- March 16 – NO SCHOOL-Snow Makeup Day
- March 26 – End of 3rd Grading Period
- March 27 – 4th Grading Period Begins
April 2026
- April 1 – NO SCHOOL-Snow Makeup Day
- April 2–6 – NO SCHOOL-Easter/Spring Break
- April 20 – PSSA Testing Begins (Grades 3-8)
May 2026
- May 8 – PSSA Testing Ends (Grades 3-8)
- May 11 – Keystone Testing Begins (Spring)
- May 22 – Keystone Testing Ends (Spring)
- May 25 – NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day
June 2026
- June 4 – Last Student Day & End of 4th Marking Period
- June 4 – EARLY DISMISSAL
- June 5 – Teacher In-Service
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school for students is Tuesday, August 26, 2025.
The last day of school for students is Thursday, June 4, 2026.
There are two scheduled Early Release days: September 9, 2025, and June 4, 2026.
Spring Break is scheduled from Thursday, April 2, 2026, through Monday, April 6, 2026.
No, school is closed on Monday, September 1, 2025, in observance of Labor Day.
Thanksgiving Break is from Wednesday, November 26, 2025, through Monday, December 1, 2025.
Christmas Break runs from Wednesday, December 24, 2025, through Friday, January 2, 2026.
Yes, February 16, March 16, and April 1, 2026, are designated as potential snow makeup days. If they are not needed for weather cancellations, they will be No School days.
Plan Ahead with the Northwestern School District Calendar
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