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Okaloosa County schools: 2026-27 calendar and school grades

Next day with no school: Wed, Nov 11 in Okaloosa (Veterans Day). Source: each district's 2026-27 calendar, checked Nov. 1, 2026.

Dates checked on Nov. 1, 2026 against each district's published calendar. Districts can change days off and make-up days; the district always wins.

Next day with no school, by district

2026-27 calendar: what is left this school year

Okaloosa County School District

DateWhat
Tue, Aug 11 (past)First dayFirst day for students
Mon, Sep 7 (past)No schoolLabor Day
Mon, Oct 12 (past)No schoolTeacher workday / student holiday
Wed, Nov 11No schoolVeterans Day
Mon, Nov 23–27No schoolThanksgiving break
Mon, Dec 21 – Wed, Jan 6No schoolWinter break, then teacher workday (Jan 5) and professional learning day (Jan 6)
Thu, Jan 7, 2027First dayStudents return
Mon, Jan 18, 2027No schoolMartin Luther King Jr. Day
Mon, Feb 15, 2027No schoolPresidents' Day
Mon, Mar 15–19No schoolSpring break
Mon, Mar 22, 2027No schoolTeacher workday / student holiday
Thu, May 27, 2027Last dayLast day for students

Source: OCSD 2026-2027 School Calendar (School Board approved June 23, 2025)

Download every date: school-calendar.csv (official calendar dates only; free to reuse with credit to Emerald Coast Dispatch).

Delays and closings: where each district announces them

  • Okaloosa County School District

    Closings for storms and hurricanes come from the district. Check the district website and its official social media. In Florida, public schools can be used as hurricane shelters. Whether a school opens as a shelter is announced by the county's emergency management, not by this guide.

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    Source: Okaloosa County School District

In hurricane season, follow the district and your county's emergency management. For storm prep and roads, see our hurricane and road guides.

2026 Florida school grades, school by school

Every public school's official grade from the state, next to last year's, so you can see which way each school is going. "Combination" means a school that covers more than one level, like K-8 or 6-12.

Okaloosa County School District

District: AA 23 schoolsB 10 schoolsC 4 schoolsI 1 school

School2026Vs. 2025Points
Addie R. Lewis SchoolCombination · Title IASame as 202576%
Annette P. Edwins Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBSame as 202555%
Antioch Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202569%
Baker SchoolCombination · Title IBDown from A64%
Bluewater Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202578%
Bob Sikes Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBSame as 202557%
C. W. Ruckel Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202576%
Choctawhatchee Senior High SchoolHighCDown from B59%
Clifford Meigs Middle SchoolMiddleAUp from B72%
Collegiate High School at Northwest Florida State CollegeHigh · CharterASame as 202587%
Crestview High SchoolHighBSame as 202562%
Davidson Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202569%
Destin Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202571%
Destin High SchoolHigh · CharterBSame as 202560%
Destin Middle SchoolCombinationASame as 202573%
Eglin Elementary SchoolElementaryAUp from B63%
Elliott Point Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBSame as 202555%
Florosa Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IASame as 202570%
Fort Walton Beach High SchoolHighBSame as 202562%
James E Plew Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202572%
Kenwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBUp from C54%
Laurel Hill SchoolCombination · Title IAUp from B67%
Liza Jackson Preparatory SchoolCombination · CharterASame as 202578%
Longwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICSame as 202546%
Lula J. Edge Elementary SchoolElementaryASame as 202569%
Mary Esther Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICDown from B50%
Max Bruner Junior Middle SchoolMiddle · Title IASame as 202564%
Niceville Senior High SchoolHighASame as 202571%
Northwest Florida Ballet AcademieCombinationASame as 202587%
Northwood Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IAUp from B63%
Okaloosa Online Non FranchisedCombinationINo 2025 grade–
Okaloosa STEMM CenterMiddleASame as 202590%
Riverside Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IAUp from B62%
Shalimar Elementary SchoolElementary · Title ICDown from B52%
Shoal River Middle SchoolMiddleASame as 202571%
W. C. Pryor Middle SchoolMiddle · Title IBSame as 202561%
Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IASame as 202567%
Wright Elementary SchoolElementary · Title IBUp from C58%

"Points" is the percent of possible points the school earned; "I" means the grade is incomplete. Title I means the school gets federal funds for students from low-income families. Source: Florida Department of Education: 2026 School Grades (SchoolGrades26). Download every grade: school-grades.csv.

Parents, help keep this guide right

  • Calendar changed? If your district moves a day off or a make-up day, tell us the date and where it was announced. We check it against the district. Send it.
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What readers send is checked by our editors and published as "Reader reports", apart from the official calendars. We never publish your email, and we don't publish names or photos of students.

Sources

Data for AI and developers: llms.txt and school-calendar.csv.