Back-to-school information

First day of school; 2025-26 calendar

Grades 1-5, 6 and 9

• TUESDAY, SEPT. 2 -- Students in transitional grades 6 and 9 start school a day earlier than their middle and high school peers to give them an opportunity to adjust to their new school. 
  • At middle school, this includes W.E.B. student leaders. 

Grades 7-8, 10-12

• WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 3 -- Most middle and high school students will begin school on the second day of the academic year. 

Kindergarten

Kindergarten students will not attend regular classes on Tuesday, Sept. 2 or Wednesday, Sept. 3. Instead, students and their parents/guardians will have a brief, one-on-one welcome meeting with their student's kindergarten teacher. These meetings are a special opportunity to get to know each other, ease first-day nerves, and begin building a strong partnership. Schools will contact families to schedule appointments.

• On Thursday, Sept. 4, half of our kindergarteners (last names A-M) will have their first day of school.
• On Friday, Sept. 5, the other half of our kindergarteners (last names N-Z) will have their first day of school.
• All kindergarten students will then be in attendance together beginning Monday, Sept. 8.

Other programs

• All students at Robbinsdale Academy-Highview and Robbinsdale Virtual Academy (RVA) will begin school on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
• Students at Robbinsdale Transition Center (RTC) will also begin school on Tuesday, Sept. 2.
• Special education center-based students will begin school on the same day as their assigned school and grade level.
• Preschool classes will begin Monday, Sept. 8, which follows the first week of school. 

Supply lists, open house information

(Click a school's name to see the updated 2025-26 supply list for that site, organized by grade.)