Oakland Unified School District 2027-2028 School Calendar Holidays, breaks, and no school days

Oakland, CA

First day off

Monday

September 6

Labor Day

No-school days

28 weekdays

6 single days + 22 break days

First day

Monday

August 9

2027

Last day

Wednesday

May 24

2028

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School year at a glance

First Day Last Day No School Break School Day

August 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

September 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

October 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

November 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

December 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

January 2028
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

February 2028
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29

March 2028
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

April 2028
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

May 2028
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Breaks and holidays

Is there school on Veterans Day?

Thu, Nov 11

No school

When is Thanksgiving break 2027?

Nov 22–26

9 days off with weekends

When is winter break 2027?

Dec 20 – Jan 3

17 days off with weekends

Is there school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Mon, Jan 17

No school

Is there school on Presidents' Day?

Mon, Feb 21

No school

When is spring break 2028?

Mar 31 – Apr 7

10 days off with weekends

All 2027-2028 dates

No-school days, breaks and schedule changes, month by month.

July 2027

Independence Day Monday, July 5th No school

August 2027

Professional Development (PD) Day Wednesday, August 4th No school
Teacher Work Day Friday, August 6th No school
First Day of School Monday, August 9th First day

September 2027

Labor Day Monday, September 6th · Federal holiday No school
Professional Development (PD) Day Friday, September 17th No school

October 2027

Indigenous Peoples’ Day (in lieu of Lincoln’s Birthday) Monday, October 11th · Columbus Day (federal holiday) No school

November 2027

Veterans Day Thursday, November 11th · Federal holiday No school
Thanksgiving Break Monday, November 22nd – Friday, November 26th · 5 school days off · Includes Thanksgiving Day (federal holiday), Day after Thanksgiving (state holiday) Break

December 2027

Winter Break Monday, December 20th – Monday, January 3rd · 11 school days off · Includes Christmas Day (observed) (federal holiday), New Year's Day (observed) (federal holiday) Break

January 2028

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 17th · Federal holiday No school

February 2028

Presidents' Day Monday, February 21st · Federal holiday No school

March 2028

Spring Break Friday, March 31st – Friday, April 7th · 6 school days off · Includes Farmworkers Day (state holiday) Break

May 2028

Last Day of School Wednesday, May 24th Last day
Teacher Work Day Thursday, May 25th No school
Memorial Day Monday, May 29th No school

June 2028

Juneteenth Monday, June 19th No school

Schools using this calendar

82 schools follow the Oakland Unified School District calendar.

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Acorn Woodland Elementary Allendale Elementary

Bella Vista Elementary Bret Harte Middle Bridges @ Melrose Academy Elementary Brookfield Elementary Burbank Preschool Center Burckhalter Elementary

Carl B. Munck Elementary Castlemont High Chabot Elementary Claremont Middle Cleveland Elementary Coliseum College Prep Academy Crocker Highlands Elementary

Dewey Academy High

East Oakland Pride Elementary Edna Brewer Middle Elmhurst United Middle Emerson Elementary Encompass Academy Elementary Esperanza Elementary

Franklin Elementary Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy Elementary Fremont High Frick United Academy Of Language Middle Fruitvale Elementary

Garfield Elementary Gateway To College High At Laney College Glenview Elementary Global Family Elementary Grass Valley Elementary Greenleaf

Highland Community Hillcrest Home And Hospital Program Hoover Elementary Horace Mann Elementary

Independent Study Sojourner Truth Infant And Preschool Program International Community Elementary

Joaquin Miller Elementary

Kaiser Early Childhood Center

La Escuelita Laurel Elementary Life Academy Lincoln Elementary Lockwood Steam Academy Elementary

Madison Park Academy 6-12 Madison Park Academy Elementary Manzanita Community Elementary Manzanita Seed Elementary Markham Elementary Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Mcclymonds High Melrose Leadership Academy Metwest High Montclair Elementary Montera Middle

Oakland Academy Of Knowledge Elementary Oakland High Oakland International High Oakland Technical High

Peralta Elementary Piedmont Avenue Elementary Prescott Elementary

Ralph J. Bunche Continuation High Reach Academy Elementary Redwood Heights Elementary Roosevelt Middle Rudsdale Continuation High

Sankofa United Elementary Sequoia Elementary Skyline High Street Academy Alternative High

Think College Now Elementary Thornhill Elementary

United For Success Academy Middle Urban Promise Academy Middle

West Oakland Middle Westlake Middle

Young Adult Program

Nearby school districts

2027-2028 calendars for districts close to Oakland Unified School District.

Alameda Unified School District Alameda, CA Spring break Mar 31 – Apr 7 San Francisco Public Schools San Francisco, CA Spring break Mar 24–31 Novato Unified School District Novato, CA Spring break Apr 10–14 Pittsburg Unified School District Pittsburg, CA Spring break Apr 10–18 Antioch Unified School District Antioch, CA Spring break Mar 24–31 Milpitas Unified School District Milpitas, CA Spring break Apr 17–21

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the first and last day of school at Oakland Unified School District in 2027-2028?

The first day of school at Oakland Unified School District is Monday, August 9, 2027. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 24, 2028. That's a school year of about 41 weeks.

How many school days are in the 2027-2028 school year at Oakland Unified School District?

About 180 school days: the weekdays from the first day to the last day, minus days off.

How many days off does Oakland Unified School District have in 2027-2028?

About 28 weekdays with no school, not counting weekends or summer. That's 22 weekdays of breaks plus six single days off. There are also five long weekends, where a Friday or Monday off joins the weekend.

What is the longest stretch of school without a day off?

Thirty-three school days in a row (about seven weeks), from Monday, April 10 to Wednesday, May 24.

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Source: Oakland Unified School District, checked October 24, 2026. 
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