Cornell School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Cornell 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
- School Year (First day for students - Last day for students K-11): August 25, 2025 – June 4, 2026
- Fall Break: November 27, 2025 – December 1, 2025
- Winter Break: December 24, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- Spring Break: April 2, 2026 – April 6, 2026
- Closing / Designated Make-Up Days: April 27, 2026 – May 1, 2026
- Class of 2026 Commencement (Graduation): May 29, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Cornell School District
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Cornell School District Calendar 2025-2026
July 2025
- July 1–4 – Independence Day Break
August 2025
- August 20 – In-Service Day - No School for Students
- August 21 – In-Service Day - No School for Students
- August 22 – Clerical Day - No School for Students
- August 25 – First Day of School for Students (Grades K-12)
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day - School Closed
- September 25 – First Report Period Progress Reports (Secondary, Grades 7-12)
- September 25 – Open House - Secondary (Grades 7-12)
October 2025
- October 2 – Open House - Elementary (Grades K-6)
- October 3 – Early Dismissal (Secondary 12:00 PM / Elementary 1:10 PM)
- October 13 – Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples' Day - School Closed
- October 27 – In-Service Day - No School for Students
- October 29 – First Report Period Ends (Elementary & Secondary)
- October 31 – Parent Teacher Conferences - No School for Students
November 2025
- November 11 – Veterans' Day - School Closed
- November 26 – Early Dismissal (Secondary 12:00 PM / Elementary 1:10 PM)
- November 27–December 1 – Fall Break
December 2025
- December 8 – Second Report Period Progress Reports (Secondary, Grades 7-12)
- December 23 – Early Dismissal (Secondary 10:45 AM / Elementary 11:15 AM)
- December 24–January 2 – Winter Break
- December 3–17 – PSSA / State Testing Wave 1 (noted)
January 2026
- January 16 – Clerical Day - No School for Students
- January 19 – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - School Closed
- January 21 – First Semester Ends
- January 5–16 – PSSA / State Testing Wave 2 (noted)
February 2026
- February 4 – 100th Day of School
- February 13 – Act 80 Day - No School for Students
- February 16 – President's Day - School Closed
- February 24 – Third Report Period Progress Reports (Secondary, Grades 7-12)
March 2026
- March 13 – Early Dismissal (Secondary 12:00 PM / Elementary 1:10 PM)
- March 26 – Third Report Period Ends (Elementary & Secondary)
- March 27 – Act 80 Day - No School for Students
April 2026
- April 2–6 – Spring Break
- April 2 – Make-Up Day (designated)
- April 6 – Make-Up Day (designated)
- April 6 – Keystone Exams (April date)
- April 27–May 1 – Closing Make-Up Days (window)
May 2026
- May 1 – Fourth Report Period Progress Reports (Secondary, Grades 7-12)
- May 1 – Early Dismissal (Secondary 12:00 PM / Elementary 1:10 PM)
- May 11 – PSSA Testing Begins
- May 22 – PSSA Testing Ends
- May 25 – Memorial Day - School Closed
- May 29 – Class of 2026 Commencement (Graduation)
June 2026
- June 3 – Fourth Report Period Ends (Elementary & Secondary, Grades 7-11)
- June 4 – Last Day of School for Students (Grades K-11)
- June 5 – Clerical Day - No School for Students
- June 5 – Keystone Exams (June date)
- June 8 – School Picnic (Kennywood Park) - Tentative
- June 19 – Juneteenth - School Closed
July 2026
- July 27–31 – Summer Program (Summer Wave 2)
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The first day of school for students (Grades K-12) is 2025-08-25.
The last scheduled student day for Grades K-11 is 2026-06-04.
Examples of early release days include 2025-10-03, 2025-11-26, and 2025-12-23 (check the calendar for additional early dismissals).
Spring Break is scheduled for 2026-04-02 through 2026-04-06.
No — Veterans' Day is observed and schools are closed on 2025-11-11.
Winter Break runs from 2025-12-24 through 2026-01-02.
Commencement for the Class of 2026 is scheduled for 2026-05-29.
Designated make-up days include 2026-04-02, 2026-04-06 and 2026-06-05; additional make-up days may be added the week of 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-12 if needed.
Keystone exam dates are noted on 2026-04-06 and 2026-06-05; PSSA testing is scheduled from 2026-05-11 through 2026-05-22.
Plan Ahead with the Cornell School District Calendar
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