Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA School Schedules 2025-2026

The Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan area has 34 public school districts serving 124K students. This page covers the 2025-2026 school year with day-level calendar data for every district in the metro.

34
Districts
124K
Students
2025-2026
School Year

Key Dates

Earliest First Day
August 4, 2025
Latest Last Day
June 26, 2026
Peak Spring Break
March 16, 2026
School Year
2025-2026

Schools on Break This Week

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Largest Districts in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

The 10 largest school districts by enrollment, with their 2025-2026 calendar dates:

DistrictEnrollmentFirst DayLast DaySchool Days
Des Moines Independent Community School District30,278Aug 25Jun 4168
Waukee Community School District13,082Aug 25May 29174
Ankeny Community School District12,750Aug 25May 29170
West Des Moines Comm School District9,120Aug 25Jun 4169
Johnston Comm School District7,431Aug 4May 18193
Southeast Polk Comm School District7,397Aug 25May 28192
Urbandale Comm School District4,258Aug 11May 22189
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District3,747Aug 25May 21167
Indianola Comm School District3,665Aug 25May 22195
Norwalk Comm School District3,508Aug 25Jun 17182

Spring Break in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA

The peak spring break day in the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro is March 16, 2026, when 13 districts (80K students) are on break.

Break Types

Breakdown of non-school days across all Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metro districts (excludes weekends and summer):

Break TypeStudent-DaysDistricts
Winter Break885K student-days24
Spring Break450K student-days22
Pd Day (No Classes)276K student-days2
Thanksgiving Break183K student-days17
Pd Days (No Classes)158K student-days2
Winter Break — No School118K student-days1

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