Zionsville Community Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Zionsville, measured against Zionsville's own big snow morning of 4 inches.
Will Zionsville close tomorrow?
How Zionsville calls a snow day
How families hear
By text message, phone call, email, social media, local TV and the district website.
“Families will be notified through ParentSquare via text, voicemail, email. ZCS also utilizes Twitter, Facebook, lnstagram, local television stations, and our district webpage www.zcs.k12.in.us/ to announce school delays or closures.”School Delay and Closing Information - Zionsville Community Schools
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“On days when Zionsville Community Schools has a two-hour delay, Universal Preschool will also have a two-hour delay.”
eLearning days
Zionsville has eLearning days in its winter plan.
“When school is cancelled for any reason, our default response is to immediately deploy an e-day during which all students will have remote learning for that day”Source
Making up a lost day
Make up days at the end of the year if needed, May 28 and June 1 to 3, used only when an e-Day is not possible.
Make up dates: May 28, Jun 1, Jun 2, Jun 3.
“5/28/27-6/3/27 - Make-up days, if needed”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 4, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 4
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
- Last day May 26, 2027
The board policy
“If e-Days are not possible for missed instructional days not waived by the state of Indiana, the superintendent or designee will indicate the required make-up days and their location(s) on the school calendar.”Board policy
Read from Zionsville’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is zcs.k12.in.us.
Zionsville’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 63% of the 283 Indiana districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 8.5 in on January 25, 2026
- Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 27.5 in
- 6 in mornings 0 a winter
- 1 in mornings 3.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 5 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Indiana counts a lost day
Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.
The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district
Districts near Zionsville
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Township Metropolitan School DistrictIndianapolis | 13.9 in | 0.6 | 1 |
| Washington Township Metropolitan School DistrictIndianapolis | 19.9 in | 0.3 | 2 |
| Carmel Clay SchoolsCarmel | 11.9 in | 0.4 | |
| Westfield-Washington SchoolsWestfield | 11.9 in | 0.4 | |
| Brownsburg Community School CorporationBrownsburg | 18.9 in | 0.4 | |
| Speedway School TownSpeedway | 17.2 in | 0.2 |
9 schools
Every school in Zionsville follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Zionsville Community High School
Middle
- Zionsville Middle School
Elementary
- Zionsville West Middle School, Whitestown
- Zionsville Pleasant View Elem Sch
- Boone Meadow, Whitestown
- Trailside Elementary School
- Stonegate Elementary
- Union Elementary School
- Eagle Elementary School
Zionsville snow day questions
More for Indiana snow days

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.