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School Calendars 2023-2024

Find the calendars for the 2023-2024 school year. The school calendars list important dates for both the traditional and extended calendars. The extended calendar has a different start and end date with varying breaks from the traditional calendar.

2023-2024 Traditional and Transformational Opportunity Pilot Schools (TOPs) Calendars

Traditional Calendar

Most APS schools will follow the traditional calendar in 2023-2024.

Please note that the College & Career High School Calendar follows the CNM Academic Calendar, with some differences.

Traditional Calendar
First and Last Days of School

  • First Day of First Semester:
    • Teachers/Staff: Mon., July 31, 2023
    • 1st-12th grade Students:
      Thurs., Aug. 3, 2023
    • PreK and Kindergarten Students:
      Mon., Aug. 7, 2023
  • First Day of Second Semester:
    • Teachers/Staff: Mon., Jan. 8, 2024
    • Students: Wed., Jan. 10, 2024
  • Traditional Schools Last Day of School: Friday, May 31, 2024

Transformational Opportunity Pilot Schools (TOPs) Calendar

TOPs schools are the extended year and day schools. Find a list of schools that follow the TOPs Calendar.

TOPs Calendar
First and Last Days of School

  • First Day of First Semester:
    • Teachers/Staff: Mon., July 31, 2023
    • 1st-12th grade Students:
      Thurs., Aug. 3, 2023
    • PreK and Kindergarten Students:
      Mon., Aug. 7, 2023
  • First Day of Second Semester:
    • Teachers/Staff: Mon., Jan. 8, 2024
    • Students: Wed., Jan. 10, 2024
  • TOPs Last Day of School:
    Monday, June 10, 2024

Google Calendar Import

Please note that the Traditional calendar and TOP's calendar dates are all in the same Google calendar.

Calendar import (.ics) Google Calendar

Quarter Grading Periods

  • Quarter One:
    • October 6, 2023
  • Quarter Two:
    • December 21, 2023
  • Quarter Three:
    • March 15, 2024
  • Quarter Four:
    • Traditional Schools: May 31, 2024
    • TOPs Schools: June 10, 2024

First Semester Important Dates for Traditional & TOPS Schools

Important DateDescription
Mon., July 31, 2023, First Day for Teachers/Staff  First day of school for teachers and school staff
Thurs., Aug. 3
First Day for Students		 First day of school for 1st-12th grade students
Mon., Aug. 7
First Day for Students		 First day of school for PreK and Kindergarten students
Sept. 1-4
Labor Day weekend		 Important!
Schools closed
Offices closed Sept. 4
Tues., Sept. 5
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools) 
Mon., Oct. 9
Indigenous
Peoples Day		 Important!
All schools and offices closed
Thurs., Oct. 12
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools) 
Fri., Oct. 13
Fall Break		 Important!
Schools closed
Thurs., Oct. 19
Parent/Teacher Conferences for K-8th Grade Students		 No school for Elementary and Middle School students (except Navajo ES who has school from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
Fri., Oct. 20
Parent/Teacher Conferences for K-5th and 9th-12th Grade Students		 No school for Elementary and High School students
Mon., Nov. 6
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools)
Tues., Nov. 7
Election Day/Professional Development Day for K-12 Teachers and Staff		 Important!
Schools closed
Fri., Nov. 10
Veterans Day		 Important!
Schools closed 
Offices - Please refer to the Traditional Work Day Calendars
Nov. 20-24
Thanksgiving Break		 Important!
Schools closed
Offices closed Nov. 23-24
Fri., Dec. 22 to Fri., Jan. 5, 2024 Winter Break Important!
Schools closed
Offices - Please refer to the Traditional Work Day Calendars

Second Semester Important Dates for Traditional & TOPS schools

Important DateDescription
Mon. - Tues., Jan. 8-9, 2024, Professional Development Days for K-12 Teachers and Staff Teachers and staff return from winter break; no school for students
Wed., Jan. 10, 2024, First Day
of Second Semester 		 Students return from winter break
Mon., Jan. 15
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day		 All schools and offices closed
Fri., Feb. 16
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools) 
Mon., Feb. 19
Presidents Day		 Important!
All schools and offices closed
Fri., March 22
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools)
Mon., March 25
Parent/Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten-8th Grade Students		 No classes for elementary and middle school students (except for Navajo ES who has school from 7:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
Tues., March 26
Parent/Teacher Conferences for Kindergarten-5th and 9th-12th Grade Students		 No classes for elementary and high school students
March 27 - April 5
Spring Break/Vernal Holiday		 Important!
All schools closed
Offices closed March 29
Fri., April 26
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools)
Fri., May 24
Professional Development Day for Elementary, K-8, and Middle School Teachers		 No school for K-8 students (except Coyote Willow and Desert Willow and all TOPS schools)
Mon., May 27
Memorial Day		 Important!
All schools and offices closed
Fri., May 31
Last Day of School		 Last day of school for traditional-calendar schools
Mon., June 10
Last Day of School		 Last day of school for TOPs schools
June 19
Juneteenth Day		 All schools and offices closed

Printable Calendars in PDF format

Translated 2023-2024 School Year Calendar

Archived Calendars