Peoria Unified School District Winter Break 2026

Peoria Unified School District students are off from Friday, December 18, 2026 through Sunday, January 3, 2027: 17 days in a row, 10 of them school days (the district also has no school Fri, Dec 18 before it). School resumes Mon, Jan 4, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeThu, Dec 17, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 18 to Jan 3

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Fri, Dec 18, 2026, which makes the time off 17 days long.
Thursday, December 17, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Peoria Unified School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on November 13, 2025). Confidence: High.

Source: Peoria Unified Calendar | 2026-27 (ratified 3/26/2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: The ratified update replaced the version approved Nov. 13, 2025 (180 days): it added furlough days with no school (July 31, Feb. 12 and May 12) and made Jan. 4 the first day of the second term instead of a teacher workday. The calendar marks the breaks only as Break/No School; the district's interactive calendar names them Fall Break (Oct. 12-13, with Columbus Day on Oct. 12), Thanksgiving Break (Nov. 23-27), Winter Break, Spring Break (March 15-19) and April Break (April 23). That interactive calendar still shows the earlier version (Winter Break - No School Dec. 18 - Jan. 4, no furlough days); the ratified calendar and the district's 5-day and 6-day rotation calendars (updated May 28 and July 27, 2026) all have school on Jan. 4. Dec. 18 is a teacher workday. Early release: 30 Modified Wednesdays (all schools release two hours early); Dec. 17 and May 20, the last days of each term, are marked early release for high schools and elementary schools; elementary schools also release early for conferences Oct. 8-9 and Feb. 11, and high schools only on Nov. 4, Dec. 16 and May 19. The calendar states 179 instructional days (90 + 89). Memorial Day (May 31) falls after the last day of school.

Winter break in nearby districts

12 of the other 12 Arizona districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Peoria Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Washington Elementary School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Paradise Valley Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Tolleson Union High School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Litchfield Elementary School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Tempe Elementary School District No. 3	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Mesa Public Schools	December 18, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Chandler Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Gilbert Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Peoria Unified School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Peoria Unified School District students go back to school after winter break?

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Fri, Dec 18, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Is the last day before winter break an early release day?

Yes. Thursday, December 17, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Peoria Unified School District winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Peoria Unified School District Winter Break 2026

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