Downingtown Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
The Downingtown Area 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
- Total Teacher Days (TD): July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
- School Year (Teachers: first work/orientation to last teacher day): August 11, 2025 – June 9, 2026
- School Year (Students): August 25, 2025 – June 5, 2026
- Total Student Days (SD): August 25, 2025 – June 5, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Downingtown Area School District
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Downingtown Area School District Calendar 2025-2026
July 2025
- July 4 – Independence Day – District Holiday
August 2025
- August 11–15 – Teacher Work Days (select one)
- August 18 – Teacher Work Day
- August 13–14 – New Teacher Orientation
- August 19–21 – All Teachers Report
- August 25 – First Student Day
September 2025
- September 1 – Labor Day – School Closed
- September 23 – Rosh Hashanah – School Closed
October 2025
- October 2 – Yom Kippur – School Closed
- October 20 – Diwali – School Closed
- October 30 – End of Marking Period – Secondary (tentative)
November 2025
- November 4 – Professional Development Day – No School for Students
- November 11 – Veterans Day – School Closed
- November 21 – End of Trimester – Elementary (tentative)
- November 24 – Two-Hour Early Dismissal – K-12 (K-8 parent conf.)
- November 25 – K-12 All Day Parent Conferences – No School for Students
- November 26 – Work Collaboration Day – No School for Students
- November 27–28 – Thanksgiving Recess
December 2025
- December 3 – KEYSTONE Exams Winter Wave #1 Begins
- December 17 – KEYSTONE Exams Winter Wave #1 Ends
- December 24–31 – Winter Recess
January 2026
- January 1–2 – Winter Recess – New Year
- January 5 – School Reopens
- January 5 – KEYSTONE Exams Winter Wave #2 Begins
- January 16 – KEYSTONE Exams Winter Wave #2 Ends
- January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day – School Closed
- January 21 – End of Marking Period – Secondary (tentative)
February 2026
- February 16 – Presidents' Day – School Closed
March 2026
- March 5 – End of Trimester – Elementary (tentative)
- March 6 – No Kindergarten – Parent Conferences
- March 9 – Work Collaboration Day – No School for Students
- March 20 – Eid al-Fitr – School Closed
- March 30 – End of Marking Period – Secondary (tentative)
April 2026
- April 2–6 – Spring Recess
- April 20 – PSSA Testing (ELA Gr. 3-8) Begins
- April 24 – PSSA Testing (ELA Gr. 3-8) Ends
- April 27 – PSSA Testing (Math/Science Gr. 3-8) Begins
May 2026
- May 1 – PSSA Testing (Math/Science Gr. 3-8) Ends
- May 11 – KEYSTONE Testing Begins (Algebra 1, Biology, Literature)
- May 22 – KEYSTONE Testing Ends (Algebra 1, Biology, Literature)
- May 25 – Memorial Day – School Closed
June 2026
- June 2 – Graduation – STEM
- June 3 – Graduation – DHSE
- June 4 – Graduation – DHSW
- June 5 – End of Marking Period – Secondary (tentative)
- June 5 – Last Student Day – Half Day (no lunch)
- June 8 – Professional Development Day – No School for Students
- June 8–12 – Weather Make-up Days #6-#10 (window)
- June 9 – Last Teacher Day
- June 19 – Juneteenth Independence Day – School Closed
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
First student day is August 25, 2025.
Last student day (half day) is June 5, 2026.
Notable early release/half-day dates include November 24, 2025 (two-hour early dismissal) and June 5, 2026 (last student day, half day); other early-release dates are listed on the district calendar.
Spring Recess is April 2–6, 2026.
No. Veterans Day is observed and school is closed on November 11, 2025.
Winter Recess runs December 24–31, 2025 (district closed).
Keystone Winter Wave #1: December 3–17, 2025; Winter Wave #2: January 5–16, 2026; Spring Keystone window: May 11–22, 2026.
Total student days: 180. Total teacher days: 190 (191 with flex day).
Plan Ahead with the Downingtown Area School District Calendar
Stay organized with the Downingtown Area School District 2025-2026 calendar. Whether you're a student or a parent, this calendar will help you keep track of important dates such as school holidays, planning days, and breaks. Be sure to bookmark this page for quick access to important updates throughout the school year.