Students across Massachusetts are heading back to school, but not every district goes back on the same day, and in many cases, not all students in the same district return to the classroom at the same time.
For families wanting to know when it’s time for their children and teens to start the new school year, check out our guide below for many of the state’s school districts, from Pittsfield to Provincetown, and communities in between.
Click the highlighted links on town, city and district names to see more details about school openings and upcoming school schedules for each school district.
So, will your family be back to school before or after Labor Day this year? Check out the list below to learn more about public school district opening dates across the Bay State.
- Abington Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Abington Early Education Program & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Acton-Boxborough Regional School District = Kindergarten & Grades 1-7, Grade 9) — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Grade 8, Grades 10-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Agawam Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Amherst-Pelham Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30 (Half-Day); Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Andover Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Arlington Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5 or Wednesday, Sept. 6 (Half full classes); Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Ashland Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Athol-Royalston Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Attleboro Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Auburn Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Ayer-Shirley Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Barnstable Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Bedford Public Schools = All Grades — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Belchertown Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6/Thursday Sept. 7 staggered first day, then Friday, Sept. 8 all kindergarten students report; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Bellingham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Bellingham Early Childhood Program — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Belmont Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6 (Early release day); Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7 or Friday, Sept. 8 (Half of Kindergarten students report); Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Berkshire Hills Regional School District (Great Barrington, Stockbridge, West Stockbridge) = Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Berlin-Boylston Regional School District = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Beverly Public Schools = Grades 1-9, Virtual Day for Grades 10-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Billerica Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Blackstone-Millville Regional School District = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Boston Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Monday, Sept. 11
- Bourne Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Braintree Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Brockton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 13
- Brookline Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5 or Wednesday, Sept. 6 (Half day by assignment)
- Burlington Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Cambridge Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Junior Kindergarten & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Canton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Carlisle Public Schools = Grades 1-8 — Wednesday, Aug. 30 (Grades 9-12 also start on Aug. 30 at Concord-Carlisle High School, see Concord); Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Central Berkshire Regional School District (Becket, Cummington, Dalton, Hinsdale, Peru, Washington, Windsor) = All Grades — Tuesday, Aug. 29
- Chelmsford Public Schools = Grades 1-9, Kindergarten Orientation — Tuesday, Aug. 29; All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Chelsea Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Chicopee Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Clinton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Cohasset Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Concord Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Danvers Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Dartmouth Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Dedham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School, 5 Full Day, 3 Full Day, and 5 Half Day Programs — Monday, Sept. 11; Pre-School, 2 Full Day Program — Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Douglas Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Dudley-Charlton Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Duxbury Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- East Longmeadow Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Easthampton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31 (with EHS Grades 10-12 having a delayed opening); Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Everett Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-9 — Wednesday, Aug. 30 (Half day); Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31 (Full day); Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Falmouth Pubic Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Fall River Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Fitchburg Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Foxborough Public Schools = Grades 1-12, Kindergarten Orientation — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Framingham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; BLOCKS Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Franklin Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Early Childhood Development Center — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Frontier Regional & Union #38 School Districts (Conway, Deerfield, Sunderland, Whately) = All Grades — Tuesday, Aug. 29
- Gardner Public Schools = All Grades — Tuesday, Sept. 5, Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 18
- Gateway Regional School District (Blandford, Chester, Huntington, Middlefield, Montgomery, Russell, Worthington) = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Gill-Montague Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6 (with half days from Sept. 6-8, and full days beginning on Monday, Sept. 11)
- Gloucester Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Grafton Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Granby Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Greenfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30 (Early release for students); Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 1 (Early release for kindergartners); Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Hadley Public Schools = All Grades — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Hampshire Regional School District (Chesterfield, Goshen, Southampton, Westhampton, Williamsburg) = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30, Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Hanover Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Harvard Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Hatfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Haverhill Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Hingham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Holyoke Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Hoosac Valley Regional School District (Adams, Cheshire, Savoy) = All Grades — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Hopedale Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Bright Beginnings Center & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Hopkinton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Hudson Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Lawrence Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Lee Public Schools = All Grades — Monday, Aug. 28
- Leicester Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Lenox Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Leominster Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Lexington Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-9 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Grades 10-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Littleton Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Longmeadow Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Lowell Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Ludlow Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Lunenburg Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Lynn Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Monday, Sept. 11
- Lynnfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Malden Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Mansfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8; Roland Green Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Marlborough Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Early Childhood Center & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Marshfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Maynard Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Medfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Medford Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Medway Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Melrose Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Mendon-Upton Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Methuen Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Milford Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Thursday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Millbury Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Aug. 29; (Pre-School) — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Milton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Mohawk Trail Regional School District (Ashfield, Buckland, Colrain, Heath, Plainfield, Shelburne) & Hawlemont Regional Elementary School (Charlemont, Hawley) = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Monson Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Mount Greylock Regional School District (Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Williamstown) = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Nantucket Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Narrangansett Regional School District (Phillipston, Templeton) = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Nashoba Regional School District (Bolton, Lancaster, Stow) = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School, The Center School in Stow — Thursday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten, The Center School in Stow — Friday, Sept. 1
- Natick Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Nauset Public Schools (Brewster, Eastham, Orleans, Wellfleet) = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Needham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School Orientation & Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31
- New Bedford Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Alfred J. Gomes Elementary School & Hayden-McFadden Elementary School Grades 1-5 — Wednesday, Aug. 23, Gomes & Hayden-McFadden Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Aug. 29; John A. Parker Elementary School Pre School, Kindergarten & Grades 1-5 — Tuesday, Aug. 22
- Newton Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Newton Early Childhood Program — Tuesday, Sept. 5 or Wednesday, Sept. 6
- North Adams Public Schools = Kindergarten & Grades 1-8 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Grades 9-12 — Friday, Sept. 1; Pre-School — Thursday, Sept. 7
- North Andover Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Thursday, Sept. 7
- North Attleborough Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- North Brookfield Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- North Reading Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Northbridge Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Northampton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Northborough-Southborough Public Schools = All Grades — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Norwell Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten, Cole and Vinal Elementary Schools — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School, Children Age 4 — Friday, Sept. 8; Pre-School, Children Age 3 — Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Norwood Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 8
- Oxford Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Palmer Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Peabody Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 8
- Pembroke Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Pioneer Valley Regional School District (Bernardston, Leyden, Northfield, Warwick) = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6 – Friday, Sept. 8
- Pittsfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Plymouth Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Provincetown Public Schools = All Grades — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Quabbin Regional School District (Barre, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, Oakham)= All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Quaboag Regional School District (Warren, West Brookfield) = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 1; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Quincy Public Schools = Grades 1-9 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Grades 10-12 — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Monday, Sept. 11
- Ralph C. Mahar Regional & School Union 73 School District (New Salem, Orange, Petersham, Wendell) = Grades 1-12, Petersham Center School, Ralph C. Mahar Regional School — Monday, Aug. 28; Grades 1-6, Orange Elementary School — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School & Kindergarten, Orange Elementary School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Randolph Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Reading Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Revere Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Rockland Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Salem Public Schools = Carlton Innovation School Grades 1-5, Salem High School Grade 9, Salem Prep High School Grade 9 — Monday, Aug. 28; All other Grades 1-12, New Liberty Innovation School Grade 9 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Carlton Innovation School Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; All other Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Scituate Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Sharon Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Early Childhood — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Shrewsbury Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Somerville Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- South Hadley Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Southbridge Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Southern Berkshire Regional School District (Alford, Egremont, Monterey, New Marlborough, Sheffield) = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District = All Grades — Tuesday, Aug. 29
- Springfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Stoughton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Sept. 6; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Sutton Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Swampscott Public Schools = Pre-School & Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Swansea Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Friday, Sept. 1; Pre-School — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Tantasqua Regional School District (Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, Sturbridge, Wales) = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Taunton Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Kindergarten — Monday, Sept. 11
- Tewksbury Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Uxbridge Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Wachusett Regional School District (Holden, Paxton, Princeton, Rutland, Sterling) = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Wakefield Public Schools = All Grades — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Walpole Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Waltham Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Aug. 29; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Ware Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 24; Kindergarten (Last Names A-M) Wednesday, Aug. 30, (Last Names N-Z) Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Watertown Public Schools = All Grades — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Webster Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Wellesley Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30 (Early release days for Kindergarten through Friday, Sept. 8)
- West Boylston Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- West Springfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Thursday, Aug. 31; Kindergarten at the Ashley & Coburn Schools — Friday, Sept. 1
- Westborough Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Westfield Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Westford Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Weymouth Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Tuesday, Sept. 5 (Half day); Kindergarten — Thursday, Sept. 7; Pre-School — Monday, Sept. 11
- Wilmington Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Boutwell Early Childhood Center — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Wildwood Early Childhood Center — Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Winchendon Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Wednesday, Aug. 30; Kindergarten — Tuesday, Sept. 5; Pre-School — Tuesday, Sept. 12
- Winthrop Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
- Woburn Public Schools = All Grades — Thursday, Sept. 7
- Worcester Public Schools = Grades 1-12 — Monday, Aug. 28; Pre-School & Kindergarten — Thursday, Aug. 31
- Wrentham Public Schools = All Grades — Wednesday, Aug. 30
