Sonoma County Schools Welcome Students to the 2025-26 School Year
Back to School 2025-26
Steele Lane Elementary Principal Rosanne Muldoon welcomes students to the first day of school on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Students show up for the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at Steele Lane Elementary School in Santa Rosa.
Students and caregivers show up for the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at Steele Lane Elementary School in Santa Rosa.
School staff members help students and caregivers find their classrooms on the first day of school Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, at Steele Lane Elementary School in Santa Rosa.
Santa Rosa City Schools, Sonoma County’s largest public school district, welcomed students back on Wednesday, Aug. 13.
In total, nearly 65,000 students in Sonoma County’s 40 public school districts were expected at campuses as early as Monday, Aug. 11. A handful of districts are beginning classes the week of Aug. 18.
“There’s no feeling like the first day of school,” said Dr. Amie Carter, Sonoma County superintendent of schools. Carter oversees the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE), whose employees are spread across the county this week in support of local schools.
“The energy on campus as we welcome in students and families, and see all of the hard work our teachers put in to get their classrooms ready, is tremendous,” Carter said. I’m looking forward to a wonderful year filled with connection and learning.”