2026-2027

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Orange County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 13

Students 6,883 (2024–2025)

County Orange County

Grades Served PK–12

Traditional Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day Jun 9, 2027

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 22, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Christmas Holiday	December 23, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 28, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
New Year's Day Holiday	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 25, 2027	No School
Good Friday Holiday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Memorial Day Holiday	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 9, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Traditional Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 21–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 23–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 21–22, 2026; Nov 28–29, 2026	9 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Window	Jan 16–20, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 18–20, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	5 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–29, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 22–26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027; Mar 27–28, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First Quarter	Oct 22, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 30, 2026
End of Second Quarter	Jan 15, 2027
Report Cards	Jan 22, 2027
End of Third Quarter	Mar 19, 2027
Report Cards	Apr 2, 2027
Report Cards	Jun 9, 2027

Orange County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Monthly calendar12 months

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Year-Round Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Jul 15, 2026

Last Day Jun 8, 2027

Key Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	July 15, 2026 (Wed)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Intersession (Fall Break)	September 14, 2026 - October 2, 2026	No School
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Intersession (Winter Break)	December 21, 2026 - January 8, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Intersession (Spring Break)	March 15, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day Holiday	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 8, 2027 (Tue)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Year-Round Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Intersession (Fall Break) Window	Sep 12–Oct 4, 2026Districtwide no-school: Sep 14–Oct 2, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Sep 12–13, 2026; Oct 3–4, 2026	23 days
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 21–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 23–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 21–22, 2026; Nov 28–29, 2026	9 days
Intersession (Winter Break) Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 10, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 8, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Jan 9–10, 2027	23 days
Intersession (Spring Break) Window	Mar 13–Apr 5, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 15–Apr 2, 2027; Apr 5, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 13–14, 2027; Apr 3–4, 2027	24 days

Other Important Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First Quarter	Sep 11, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 9, 2026
End of Second Quarter	Dec 18, 2026
Report Cards	Jan 15, 2027
End of Third Quarter	Mar 12, 2027
Report Cards	Apr 9, 2027
Report Cards	Jun 8, 2027

Orange County Year-Round Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Orange County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

North Carolina public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of 2025 School Report Cards.

Schools by grades served

7Pre-K serving

7Elementary serving

3Middle grades serving

3High school serving

Counts use the reported grade spans in the 2024–2025 North Carolina School Report Card dataset. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

13 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
A L Stanback Middle	6–8	648
Cedar Ridge High	9–12	1,119
Central Elementary	PK–5	268
Efland Cheeks Elementary	PK–5	513
Grady Brown Elementary	PK–5	399
Gravelly Hill Middle	6–8	409
Hillsborough Elementary	PK–5	436
New Hope Elementary	PK–5	517
Orange High	9–12	1,151
Orange Middle	6–8	515
Partnership Academy	9–12	51
Pathways Elementary	PK–5	331
River Park Elementary	PK–5	526

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 680 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Central North Carolina Spring Break splitMarch 22, 2027 - March 25, 2027

Orange County uses this Spring Break week, while Moore County (March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and Vance County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days8 items

Orange County lists 8 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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