When Does School Start?

As the summer days begin to wind down, families across Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, and the surrounding areas are gearing up for the start of the 2025–2026 school year. Whether your child is starting kindergarten, entering high school, or navigating middle school, the new academic year brings fresh routines, new faces, and important dates to remember. Here’s everything you need to know to kick off the school year smoothly in the Fredericksburg region. 

Transition Days are considered the FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL for any Grades switching Buildings.  Grades-( Pre-K, K, 6, and 9)

Fredericksburg City Schools 

• Hugh Mercer Elementary School 

• Orientation - August 14, 2025 from 4-7pm

• First day of school- August 19, 2025 All day 

• Lafayette Elementary School 

• Orientation- August 14 ,2025 from 4-7pm 

• First Day of school- August 19,2025 All day 

• Gladys West Elementary School 

• Orientation- 

• First Day of School- August 19,2025 All Day 

• Walker- Grant Middle School 

• Orientation- August 13, 2025 from 4-7 pm 

• First Day of School- August 19, 2025 All Day 

• James Monroe High School 

• Open House- August 12, 2025 from 3-6pm

• First Day of School August 19,2025 All Day 

Spotsylvania Country Schools

• Battlefield Elementary School 

• First Day of school for Kindergarten - August 11, 2025

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025   (1-5 grades )

• Berkeley Elementary School 

• Orientation ( Supply Drop off)- August 7, 2025 from 4:30-6 pm

• Transition Day-August 11, 2025 

• First Day of school August 12, 2025

• Brock Road Elementary School 

• orientation - august 7, 2025 5:15-7;15 pm

• Transition Day -11, 2025

• First day of school August 12,2025

• Cedar Forest Elementary School 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025

• Chancellor Elementary School 

• Transition day - August 11,2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Courthouse Road Elementary School 

• Transition Day - August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025 

• Courtland Elementary School

• Open house- Aug 7, 2025 5-7pm 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School for grades 1-5- August 12, 2025 

• Harrison Road Elementary School 

• Open House-August 7, 2025 from 4-6pm

• Transition Day- August 11,2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Lee Hill Elementary School 

• Open House- August 7, 2025 from 

• Transition Day - August 11,2025

• First day of School - August 12, 2025 

• Livingston Elementary School

• Open House- TBD

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School August 12,2025 

• Parkside Elementary School 

• Open house- August 7, 2025  from 5-7pm

• Transition Day -August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Riverview Elementary School 

• Open house- August 7, 2025 from 4:30-6:30 pm

• Transition Day -August 11,2025

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025 

• Salem Elementary School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Smith Station Elementary School

• Transition Day-August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School August 12,2025

• Spotswood Elementary School 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School - August 12,2025 

• Spotsylvania Elementary School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• Wilderness Elementary School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of school August 12,2025

• Battlefield Middle School

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Chancellor Middle School

• Open House for 6th grade - July 31,2025 from 9-10am or 2-3pm

• Transition day- August 11, 2025 

• First day of School - August 12,2025

• Freedom Middle School 

• Open House- August 7, 2025 from 5-7pm

• Transition Day - August 11,2025

• First Day of School - August 12,2025

• Ni River Middle School 

• Summer Connections for rising 6 graders- July 23,2025 from 3-4pm and July 28,2025 from 10-11am 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Post Oak Middle school 

• Summer connections for rising 6th graders- July 23,2025 from 1-2pm

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Spotsylvania Middle School 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Thornburg Middle School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Chancellor High School 

• Transition Day - August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Courtland High school 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Massaponax High School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Riverbend High School 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Spotsylvania High School 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

Stafford County Schools 

• Anne E. Moncure Elementary School 

• Open house- 12-5pm ( depending on grade ) 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Anthony Burns Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• A.G. Wright Middle School 

• Open house- 

• Transition day - August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Brooke Point High School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• Colonial Forge High School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Conway Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• Dixon- Smith Middle School

• Open house- 

• Transition Day - August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• Early Childhood Education Centers- North Star and Rising Star 

• Open house- August 7, 2025 from 4:30-6pm

• First Day of School- August 11,2025

• Edward E. Drew Middle School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Falmouth Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Ferry Farm Elementary School 

• New Student Social- July 21 and August 1, 2025 from 4-5:30

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025

• Garrisonville Elementary School 

• Open house- August 7 from 5-7 pm 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• Grafton Village Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• H.H Poole Middle School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Hampton Oaks Elementary School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day Day- August 12,2025

• Hartwood Elementary School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School - August 12, 2025

• Kate Waller Barrett Elementary School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Margaret Brent Elementary School

• Open House- 

• Transition Day - August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Mountain View High School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025 

• North Stafford High School

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Park Ridge Elementary School 

• Open House- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Rockhill Elementary School 

• Kindergarten Social - July 30th-31, 2025 from 5-6:30pm

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12,2025

• Rocky Run Elementary School 

• Open House- August 7, 2025 from  5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Last names A-M from 5-6 and N- Z from 6-7 Pm

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

•  Rodney E. Thompson Middle School 

• New to Thompson Night - July 30, 2025 from 5-6:30pm

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Shirley C. Heim Middle School

• Open house- August 6th from 4-7pm ( scheduled by Last name) (A-F from 4-5pm) (G-N from 5-6pm) (O-Z from 6-7pm)

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First day of School August 12,2025

• Stafford Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Stafford High School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• T. Benton Gayle Middle School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11,2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025 

• Widewater Elementary School 

• Open house- 

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025 

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025

• Winding Creek Elementary School

• Open House- August 7, 2025 (all day)

• Transition Day- August 11, 2025

• First Day of School- August 12, 2025