When does school start in Arizona? Check the full list of school districts (2024)

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Agua Fria Union High School District Aguila Elementary District Alhambra Elementary District Arlington Elementary District Avondale Elementary District Balsz Elementary District Buckeye Elementary District Buckeye Union High School District Cartwright Elementary District Cave Creek Unified District Chandler Unified District Creighton Elementary District Deer Valley Unified District Dysart Unified District East Valley Institute of Technology District Fountain Hills Unified District Fowler Elementary School District Gila Bend Unified District Gilbert Unified District Glendale Elementary District ​​Glendale Union High School District Higley Unified District Isaac Elementary District Kyrene Elementary District Laveen Elementary District Liberty Elementary District Litchfield Elementary District Littleton Elementary District Madison Elementary District Maricopa Regional School District Mesa Unified District Mobile Elementary District Morristown Elementary District Murphy Elementary District Nadaburg Unified District Osborn Elementary District Paloma Elementary District Palo Verde Elementary District Paradise Valley Unified District Pendergast Elementary District Peoria Unified District Phoenix Elementary District Phoenix Union High School District Queen Creek Unified District Riverside Elementary District Roosevelt Elementary District Saddle Mountain Unified District Scottsdale Unified District Sentinel Elementary District Tempe Elementary District Tempe Union High School District Tolleson Elementary District Tolleson Union High School District Union Elementary District Washington Elementary District West-MEC Wickenburg Unified District Wilson Elementary District FAQs

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When does school start in Arizona? Check the full list of school districts (1)

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Most Maricopa County school districts are scheduled to begin the 2023-24 school year in early August.

Some big Phoenix-area districts, though, including the Tempe elementary and high school districts and Chandler Unified, start earlier, on July 19.

Mobile Elementary School District is the first to return. It restarts on July 10.

Here's a list of the first day of school for all 58 school districts in Maricopa County.

Agua Fria Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7 for first-year students and Aug. 8 for all other students. Find the 2023-24 school year calendar here.

Aguila Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 2. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

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Alhambra Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 8. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here and the 2023-24 school year calendar here.

Arlington Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3.

Avondale Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Balsz Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Buckeye Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 9. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Buckeye Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 9. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Cartwright Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Cave Creek Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Chandler Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 19. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Creighton Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Deer Valley Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 31. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Dysart Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

East Valley Institute of Technology District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 24. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Fountain Hills Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Fowler Elementary School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 2. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Gila Bend Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Gilbert Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 25. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Glendale Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

​​Glendale Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

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Higley Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 24. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

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Isaac Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Kyrene Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 19. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Laveen Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Liberty Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Litchfield Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Littleton Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 26. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Madison Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 8. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Maricopa Regional School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 24. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Mesa Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Mobile Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 10. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Morristown Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 8. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Murphy Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here and the 2023-24 school year calendar here.

Nadaburg Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 8. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Osborn Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Paloma Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Palo Verde Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 1. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Paradise Valley Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Pendergast Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 2. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Peoria Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 9. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Phoenix Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 2. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Phoenix Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here and the 2023-24 school year calendar here.

Queen Creek Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 24. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Riverside Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 31. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Roosevelt Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Saddle Mountain Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Scottsdale Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Sentinel Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 school year calendar here.

Tempe Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 19. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Tempe Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 19. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Tolleson Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 2. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Tolleson Union High School District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 3. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Union Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Washington Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

West-MEC

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 31 for the Aesthetics and Aviation programs and Aug. 2 for all other programs. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Wickenburg Unified District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on July 31. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Wilson Elementary District

School resumes for the 2023-24 school year on Aug. 7. Find the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school year calendars here.

Madeleine Parrish covers K-12 education. Reach her atmparrish@arizonarepublic.comand follow her on Twitter at@maddieparrish61.

When does school start in Arizona? Check the full list of school districts (2024)

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