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Ankeny Schools 2026-27 calendar: every no-school day, break, and key date on one screen.

The district's calendar is a one-page PDF buried three clicks deep on ankenyschools.org, and it is the thing every Ankeny parent hunts for the night before a random Monday off. So here it is, every date parents actually need, pulled straight from the official 2026-2027 Ankeny Schools Calendar and laid out month by month. Print it, stick it on the fridge, done.

The quick version

School starts Monday, August 24, 2026 and ends Friday, May 28, 2027 (a 2-hour early dismissal). Winter break is Dec 21 to Jan 1, back Jan 4. Spring break is Mar 12 to 19, back Mar 22. There are 28 weekdays with no school for students, six of them teacher professional learning days that fall on ordinary Mondays and one Wednesday. All of it is in the table below.

At a glance

Ankeny 2026-27 key dates

First day
Aug 24
Monday, 2026
Winter break
Dec 21 to Jan 1
back Mon, Jan 4
Spring break
Mar 12 to 19
back Mon, Mar 22
Last day
May 28
Friday, 2-hour early out

The table covers every date the district marked on its official calendar: first and last days, every no-school day, the six teacher professional learning days, the breaks, and the trimester and semester ends (which are normal school days, but they tell you when grades close). Preschool runs on a slightly different start and end, so those are in here too. Legend: First / Last No school Teacher day Break Term end FYI

Month by month

Every date on the Ankeny 2026-27 calendar

DateDayWhat it is
August 2026
Aug 24MondayFirst day First day of school (K-12)
September 2026
Sep 1TuesdayFirst day First day of preschool
Sep 7MondayNo school Labor Day
Sep 28MondayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
October 2026
Oct 9FridayNo school Fall Break
Oct 12MondayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
November 2026
Nov 11WednesdayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
Nov 13FridayTerm end Trimester 1 ends (school is in session)
Nov 25 to 27Wed to FriBreak Thanksgiving Holiday, no school (3 days)
December 2026
Dec 21 to 31Mon to ThuBreak Winter Break, no school (Dec 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31)
January 2027
Jan 1FridayBreak Winter Break continues, no school
Jan 4MondayFYI School resumes
Jan 14ThursdayTerm end Semester 1 ends (school is in session)
Jan 15FridayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
Jan 18MondayNo school Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 2027
Feb 15MondayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
Feb 26FridayTerm end Trimester 2 ends (school is in session)
March 2027
Mar 12 to 19Fri to FriBreak Spring Break, no school (Mar 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19); back Monday, Mar 22
April 2027
Apr 26MondayTeacher day Teacher Professional Learning, no school for students
May 2027
May 27ThursdayLast day Last day of PreK
May 28FridayLast day Last day of school (K-12), 2-hour early dismissal
June 2027
JuneNothing scheduled on the official calendar. Weather make-up days, if any, would land here.

Not on the district calendar, so not on this page: parent-teacher conference dates and any regular early-dismissal days. Those are set building by building, so check your school's page or ParentSquare. The official calendar also lists no built-in snow make-up days; it is filed with the Iowa Department of Education as an hours calendar (172 days, 1,116 hours).

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Quick answers

Ankeny school calendar 2026-27: the numbers

First day of schoolMon, Aug 24, 2026
First day of preschoolTue, Sep 1, 2026
Winter breakDec 21 to Jan 1 (10 weekdays)
Spring breakMar 12 to 19 (6 weekdays)
Last day of PreKThu, May 27, 2027
Last day of schoolFri, May 28, 2027, 2-hr early out
Weekdays with no school28 total
Of those, teacher learning days6
Days / hours filed with the state172 days, 1,116 hours

The 28 no-school weekdays: Labor Day, Fall Break, Thanksgiving (3), winter break (10), MLK Day, spring break (6), and the six teacher professional learning days on Sep 28, Oct 12, Nov 11, Jan 15, Feb 15, and Apr 26. Worth noticing: three of those teacher days sit right next to a term end or a holiday, so Jan 14 to 18 is a five-day stretch with only one school day in it.

Fridge copy

Print it for the fridge

This page prints as a clean one-sheet (the table and the key dates, none of the site chrome). Or grab the PDF version we render from it. Either way, the weekly email flags any date the district changes, so the fridge copy never quietly goes stale.

Download the PDF → District's original PDF →
Planning around the days off?

Teacher days and breaks are when the "what do we do with the kids" question hits. Start with Ankeny with kids, check what's on this week in the events calendar, and for the registration, supply-list, and bell-schedule side of the year see the back-to-school guide. Lunch accounts and menus live on school lunch.

FAQ

Ankeny school calendar: quick answers

When is Ankeny's first day of school for 2026-27?

The first day of school in the Ankeny Community School District is Monday, August 24, 2026. Preschool starts one week later, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, per the official 2026-2027 Ankeny Schools Calendar.

When is the last day of school in Ankeny for 2026-27?

The last day of the 2026-27 Ankeny school year is Friday, May 28, 2027, and it is a 2-hour early dismissal. The last day of PreK is Thursday, May 27, 2027. The official calendar does not list built-in snow make-up days, so weather cancellations can change the end date.

When is winter break for Ankeny schools in 2026-27?

Ankeny's winter break runs from Monday, December 21, 2026 through Friday, January 1, 2027, which is 10 weekdays with no school. Classes resume Monday, January 4, 2027.

When is spring break for Ankeny schools in 2027?

Ankeny's spring break is Friday, March 12 through Friday, March 19, 2027, which is 6 weekdays with no school. Students return Monday, March 22, 2027.

What are the no-school days for Ankeny schools in 2026-27?

Ankeny has 28 weekdays with no school for students in 2026-27: Labor Day (Sep 7), Fall Break (Oct 9), Thanksgiving (Nov 25 to 27), winter break (Dec 21 to Jan 1), Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan 18), spring break (Mar 12 to 19), and six Teacher Professional Learning days (Sep 28, Oct 12, Nov 11, Jan 15, Feb 15, and Apr 26).

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Last checked September 2026
Sources: Ankeny Community School District, official 2026-2027 Ankeny Schools Calendar (PDF), ankenyschools.b-cdn.net/app/uploads/2022/02/2026-2027-ACSD-Calendar.pdf, linked as the printable district calendar from ankenyschools.org/parents/calendar. Every date above is taken from that document and nothing else. The official calendar does not list parent-teacher conference dates or regular early-dismissal days, so those categories are omitted here; it lists no built-in snow make-up days and states the year is filed with the Iowa DE as an hours calendar (172 days, 1,116 hours). Weather cancellations can change the end of the year; confirm against the district calendar. Last checked September 2026.
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