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2011/12 Academic Year Calendars for LA Area Schools

8/30/11 - By Roberta B

Labor Day weekend is no longer the sacred signal of end of summer that it once was; changes have been taking place at schools all over the Southland, making the first day of school something of a moving feast. Some families are scrambling for one more round of summer camp, while others have been knee-deep in homework for weeks already.

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From Burbank’s August 15 start date to Torrance’s September 8, back-to-school is busting out all over. We’ve collected a list of start and finish dates for the 2011/12 school year in and around LA County:
 
Alhambra Unified School District:  August 30 - June 13
 
 
 
Bellflower Unified School District:  September 6 - June 20
 
Beverly Hills Unified School District:  September 6 - June 21
 
Burbank Unified School District:  August 15 - May 24.
 
Compton Unified School District:  August 29 - June 8
 
 
Culver City Unified School District:  September 6 - June 20
 
Downey Unified School District:  September 7 - June 21
 
El Monte Unified School District:  August 30 – June 14
 
Glendale Unified School District:  August 29 - June 14
 
Glendora Unified School District:  August 23 – June 7
 
Hawthorne Unified School District:  August 30 - June 22
 
Hermosa Beach City School District:  August 31 - June 21
 
Inglewood Unified School District:  September 6 – June 19
 
La Canada Unified School District:  August 29 - June 15
 
Las Virgenes Unified School District:  August 24 - June 12
 
Long Beach Unified School District: September 7 - June 14
 
 
 
Monrovia Unified School District:  August 29 - June 8
 
Oak Park Unified School District:  August 31 - June 15
 
 
Pasadena Unified School District:  August 31 - June 6
 
 
 
 
Simi Valley Unified School District:  August 24 - June 13
 
Torrance Unified School District:  September 8 - June 16
 

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