2026 PreK - 8th Grade Summer School
Dates:
PK - 8th Grade: June 8, 2026 - July 9, 2026 (no classes on June 18, July 2), Monday-Thursday
Time:
Grades PK - 4: 8:00am - 2:30pm
Grades 5 - 8: 9:00am - 3:30pm
Registration:
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Cost & Eligibility: Summer school is free and available only to currently enrolled RPS students.
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Invitations (Grades PreK–8): Attendance for students in grades PreK–8 is by invitation only. Invitations are sent directly through ParentSquare. If you haven't already, please sign up for a ParentSquare account to check if your student was invited.
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How to Register: If your student was invited, you will find a unique QR code inside your ParentSquare invitation. Scan this code to complete registration.
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Locations for Rising 6th Graders: All rising 6th-grade students will attend their program at designated middle school summer sites.
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Transportation: Bus transportation will be provided for students attending summer school within their regular enrollment zone.
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Summer Recreation and Parks Students: If your student is already enrolled in a City of Richmond Parks and Recreation summer program, please email summerschool@rvaschools.net. Transportation will be provided after summer school to select Parks and Recreation sites.
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RPS 200 School Exceptions: Due to the 2026–27 RPS 200 calendar, K–4th grade students from Cardinal ES, Fairfield Court ES, Oak Grove-Bellemeade ES, and Woodville ES will not attend summer school in 2026. Note: Select 5th-grade students from these schools will still be invited.
Questions? If you have any questions regarding your student's invitation status, please reach out to summerschool@rvaschools.net.
2026 Summer School Sites:
| 2026 Summer School Sites |
Feeder Schools |
| Broad Rock Elementary |
Broad Rock ES, J. L. Francis ES, G. H. Reid ES |
| Chimborazo Elementary |
Bellevue ES, Chimborazo ES, Henry Marsh ES |
| William Fox Elementary |
Carver ES, Mary Munford ES, William Fox ES, Lois Harrison-Jones ES |
| Linwood Holton Elementary |
Barack Obama ES, Frances L. McClenney ES, Linwood Holton ES, Overby-Sheppard ES |
| J. B. Fisher Elementary |
J. B. Fisher ES, Westover Hills ES, Southampton ES, E. D. Redd ES, Miles Jones ES |
| Blackwell Elementary |
Blackwell ES, Swansboro ES |
| Boushall Middle School |
Boushall MS, River City MS, Lucille M. Brown MS (Rising 6th graders will also attend these sites)
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| Henderson Middle School |
Albert Hill MS, Dogwood MS, Henderson MS, MLK, Jr. MS (Rising 6th graders will also attend these sites)
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*Students who attend specialty or out of zone schools will attend the summer school site for the feeder school in their regular attendance zone.
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