The 2023-2024 school calendar for Des Moines Public Schools provides the schedule for the school year. The first day of school is August 23, 2023 and the last day is May 29, 2024. There are breaks in December, February, and March/April. Holidays include Labor Day, Thanksgiving, winter break, MLK Jr Day, Lunar New Year, spring break and Memorial Day. Professional development days and conferences are scheduled throughout the year.
The 2023-2024 school calendar for Des Moines Public Schools provides the schedule for the school year. The first day of school is August 23, 2023 and the last day is May 29, 2024. There are breaks in December, February, and March/April. Holidays include Labor Day, Thanksgiving, winter break, MLK Jr Day, Lunar New Year, spring break and Memorial Day. Professional development days and conferences are scheduled throughout the year.
The 2023-2024 school calendar for Des Moines Public Schools provides the schedule for the school year. The first day of school is August 23, 2023 and the last day is May 29, 2024. There are breaks in December, February, and March/April. Holidays include Labor Day, Thanksgiving, winter break, MLK Jr Day, Lunar New Year, spring break and Memorial Day. Professional development days and conferences are scheduled throughout the year.
AUGUST 2023 SEPTEMBER 2023 9/4 No School, Labor Day S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 9/22 No School, PD Day 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 9/25 No School, Yom Kippur 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10/9 Indigenous Peoples Day 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (School Day) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 10/16 No School, Conference Day, PD Day 10/17 No School, PD Day OCTOBER 2023 NOVEMBER 2023 11/6-11/7 No School, Election Break S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 11/22 No School, Conference 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 Comp Day 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 11/23-11/24 Thanksgiving Break 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12/8 No School, PD Day 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 12/22-1/1 Winter Break 1/12 End of 1st Semester 1/15 No School, DECEMBER 2023 JANUARY 2024 MLK Jr. Holiday S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1/16-1/17 No School, PD Days 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1/18 Second Semester Begins 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 2/9 Lunar New Year 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 (School Day) 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 31 2/12 No School, PD Day 31 2/13 No School, Conference Day, PD Day FEBRUARY 2024 MARCH 2024 3/11-3/15 Spring Break S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 3/18-3/19 No School, PD Days 1 2 3 1 2 4/1 Cesar Chavez Day 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 (School Day) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 4/10 No School, 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Conference Comp Day, 25 26 27 28 29 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Eid Al Fatr 31 4/26 No School, PD Day APRIL 2024 MAY 2024 5/25-5/26 Graduation S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 5/27 No School, Memorial Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5/29 Last Day of School, 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Early Dismissal 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 5/30 PD Day 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 5/31, 6/3, 6/4 Reserved for 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 weather make-up PD = Professional Development JUNE 2024 First/last day at school S M T W T F S No school for students, PD day/ conference comp day 1 No school for students and staff 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Weather make-up days (reserved) THE BEST YOU 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Graduation weekend 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 COME HERE. BECOME HERE. Cultural or religious holiday 30 dmschools.org