Glen Rock Starts School Sept 2. Is That Earlier or Later Than Other Towns?

Glen Rock Public Schools will begin the 2025–26 academic year on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, with every school in the district, including Richard E. Byrd Elementary, Central Elementary, Clara E. Coleman Elementary, Alexander Hamilton Elementary, Glen Rock Middle School, and Glen Rock High School, welcoming students to a full day of learning and community connection.

In keeping with long-standing local tradition, Glen Rock is once again starting school after Labor Day, a familiar rhythm that many families have come to expect.

Here’s how Glen Rock’s September 2 start date stacks up against other public school districts across Bergen County:

Allendale Public School: Sept. 3
Alpine: Sept. 3
Bergen Arts and Science Charter School: Aug. 25
Bergenfield Public School District: Sept. 4
Bogota Public School: Sept. 4
Carlstadt Public School: Sept. 3
Carlstadt East Rutherford Regional High School: Sept. 4
Cliffside Park School: Sept. 3
Closter: Sept. 4
Cresskill Public School: Sept. 2
Demarest School: Sept. 2
Dumont Public School: Sept. 4
East Rutherford: Sept. 4
Edgewater: Sept. 4
Elmwood Park: Sept. 2
Emerson: Sept. 4
Englewood Public School: Sept. 2
Englewood Cliffs: Sept. 4
Fair Lawn: Sept. 2
Fairview: Sept. 3
Fort Lee: Sept. 4
Franklin Lakes: Sept. 4
Garfield: Sept. 4
Glen Rock: Sept. 2
Hackensack: Sept. 2
Harrington Park: Sept. 4
Hasbrouck Heights: Sept. 2
Haworth Public School: Sept. 3
Hillsdale: Sept. 4
Ho-Ho-Kus: Sept. 4
Leonia: Sept. 4
Little Ferry: Sept. 4
Lodi: Sept. 4
Lyndhurst: Sept. 3
Mahwah: Sept. 4
Maywood: Sept. 4
Midland Park: Sept. 4
Montvale: Sept. 4
Moonachie: Sept. 4
New Milford: Sept. 3
North Arlington: Sept. 4
Northern Highland Regional: Sept. 4
Northern Valley Regional: Sept. 3
Northvale Public School: Sept. 3
Norwood Public School: Sept. 4
Oakland Public School: Sept. 3
Old Tappan Public: Sept. 3
Oradell Public: Sept. 3
Palisades Park: Sept. 4
Paramus: Sept. 2
Park Ridge: Sept. 2
Pascack Valley: Aug. 28
Ramapo Indian Hills: Sept. 4
Ramsey school district: Sept. 2
Ridgefield: Sept. 4
Ridgefield Park: Sept. 4
Ridgewood: Sept. 2
River Dell Regional School: Sept. 3
River Edge: Sept. 3
River Vale Public School: Sept. 4
Rochelle Park School: Sept. 5
Rutherford School: Sept. 4
Saddle Brook: Sept. 4
Saddle River: Sept. 3
South Hackensack: Sept. 4
Teaneck Community Charter: Sept. 2
Teaneck: Sept. 4
Tenafly: Aug. 27
Upper Saddle River: Sept. 4
Waldwick: Sept. 3
Wallington: Sept. 3
Westwood: Sept. 4
Woodcliff Lake: Sept. 3
Wood-Ridge: Sept. 5
Wyckoff: Sept. 4