Central Iowa is home to many, many school districts. And the nature of being a Des Moineser means you have at least one friend or family member who lives in a different district than you. It’s always handy to have school dates on hand, so bookmark this page for the 2021-22 school calendars and start and end dates for 27 area school districts, including the Des Moines Public School District.
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Here’s the school start dates and links to 2021-2022 school calendars by central Iowa school district:
Please confirm with your local school to verify starting dates and keep in mind end dates are if there are no snow days.
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District: August 30, 2021 – June 2, 2022
Ankeny Community School District: August 23, 2021 – June 1, 2022
Ankeny Christian Academy: August 25, 2021 – May 20, 2022
Bergman Academy: August 25, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Bondurant Farrar Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Carlisle Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 26, 2022
Dallas Center Grimes Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Des Moines Christian School: August 23, 2021 – May 25, 2022
Des Moines Public Schools: August 25, 2021 – June 1, 2022
Dowling Catholic High School: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Grand View Christian School: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Indianola Community Schools: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Interstate 35 Community Schools: August 23, 2021 – May 25, 2022
Johnston Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Martensdale St. Mary’s Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 24, 2022
North Polk School District: August 23, 2021 – May 26, 2022
Norwalk Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Perry Community School District: August 19, 2021 – May 24, 2022
Pleasantville Community School District: August 26, 2021 – May 25, 2022
Saydel School District: August 24, 2021 – May 25, 2022
Southeast Polk Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Southeast Warren Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 20, 2022
Urbandale Community School District: August 24, 2021 – June 1, 2022
Van Meter Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 18, 2022
Waukee Community School District: August 24, 2021 – May 27, 2022
West Des Moines Community School District: August 25, 2021 – May 27, 2022
Woodward Granger Community School District: August 23, 2021 – May 27, 2022
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