Coachella Valley Unified School District Winter Break 2026

Winter break 2026 for Coachella Valley Unified School District is Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026. The last day of school before the break is Friday, December 18, 2026, and classes resume Monday, January 4, 2027.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesMon, Jan 4, 2027

Days off in a row16Dec 19 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, Jan 1, 2027, which makes the time off 16 days long.

Verified against Coachella Valley Unified School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: Coachella Valley Unified School District July 2026 - June 2027 - Traditional Calendar (Revised 4/1/25) (PDF)

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 document does not say the calendar is board-approved, so status is unknown. Minimum days: elementary 12/3/26 and 4/8/27; secondary (middle/high) 11/6/26 and 4/23/27; all schools 6/7/27 and 6/9/27. Parent conference days (evening conferences, school in session): elementary 12/2-12/3/26 and 4/7-4/8/27; high school 11/3/26 and 4/22/27; middle school 11/5/26 and 4/20/27. Good Friday (3/26/27) falls inside Spring Break Recess (Mar 22-Apr 2). Winter Break Recess is printed as Dec 21-31; Jan 1 is a separate New Year Holiday. Teacher work days (Aug 13-14) and staff development (Aug 17-18) are before the first day of instruction. Juneteenth (6/18/27) is after the last day. Elementary schools use trimesters and secondary schools use quarters. The calendar is labeled Revised 4/1/25.

Winter break in nearby districts

102 of the other 103 California districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Coachella Valley Unified School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Desert Sands Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Hemet Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Temecula Valley Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Menifee Union School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Perris Union High School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Tue, Jan 12, 2027
Moreno Valley Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Redlands Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 8, 2027	Mon, Jan 11, 2027
Poway Unified School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Coachella Valley Unified School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

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

Monday, January 4, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

nine school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 16 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Sun, Jan 3, 2027).

Could Coachella Valley Unified School District winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s 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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Coachella Valley Unified School District Winter Break 2026

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