Davenport Community Schools Winter Break 2026

Davenport Community Schools students are off from Wednesday, December 23, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027: 13 days in a row, 8 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Jan 4 after it). School resumes Tue, Jan 5, 2027.

winter breakDecember 23, 2026 to January 1, 20278 school days

Last day beforeTue, Dec 22, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row13Dec 23 to Jan 4

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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 Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 13 days long.
Tuesday, December 22, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Davenport Community Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: Medium.

Source: Kalenda ya Masomo 2026-2027, Wilaya ya Shule za Jamii ya Davenport (last updated 12/18/2025) (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: Document is in Swahili. Early release = 2-hour early dismissal on the dates listed. Aug 24: freshman (grade 9) orientation, 2 hours; grades 10, 11, 12 have a delayed start. Kindergarten ("darasa la awali") first day is Aug 25 and preschool ("shule ya awali") first day is Aug 26. Oct 15-16 are teacher conference days with no school for students. Elementary conferences are the week of 10/12-10/16 and count as student attendance days. Middle school conferences are 9/23, 12/2, 2/17, 4/21 and high school 9/23, 12/2, 2/17, 4/28; they count as student days. "Extra teacher day" dates (Sep 30, Oct 28, Dec 9, Jan 20, Feb 24, Mar 24, Apr 28) are attendance days for students. Apr 19 is a second spring break day and is also the designated make-up (reserve) day, with no school listed. Memorial Day (May 31) and the Jun 1 teacher workday fall after the last day. Document does not state that the calendar is board-approved.

Winter break in nearby districts

4 of the other 4 Iowa districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Davenport Community Schools	December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Iowa City Community School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027
Peoria Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Rockford Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Mon, Jan 4, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Davenport Community Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Wednesday, December 23, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Davenport Community Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

eight school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 13 days in a row (Wed, Dec 23, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

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

Yes. Tuesday, December 22, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Davenport Community Schools 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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Davenport Community Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

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Frequently asked questions

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