Shrewsbury School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Shrewsbury, measured against Shrewsbury's own big snow morning of 5.1 inches.
Will Shrewsbury close tomorrow?
How Shrewsbury calls a snow day
When the call comes
Between 5:15 and 5:45am.
“The Superintendent of Schools typically decides whether to close or delay opening between 5:15 and 5:45am.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, email, local TV, radio and the district website.
“Cancellation and delay information will also be broadcast on WBZ TV Channel 4, WCVB TV Channel 5, WHDH TV Channel 7, WBTS NBC10, WFXT TV Channel 25, WSRS Radio FM 96.1, and WBZ Radio AM 1030.”Delays, Dismissals & Cancellations
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“This could be a one-hour or two-hour delayed opening. ... When there is a two-hour delay, Extended School Care and morning Preschool classes are all canceled.”Delay schedule
5 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “snow days”.
“0 snow days = 6/17 last day 1 snow day = 6/21 last day 2 snow days = 6/22 last day 3 snow days = 6/23 last day 4 snow days = 6/24 last day 5 snow days = 6/25 last day”Source
Making up a lost day
Added to the end of the year, one day per snow day after June 17.
Make up dates: Jun 21, Jun 22, Jun 23, Jun 24, Jun 25.
“6/17 Last day of school if no snow days”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day September 2, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
- Last day June 17, 2027
The board policy
“If inclement weather impacts the morning commute, the Superintendent of Schools, in consultation with the Highway Division and Public Buildings Division, will decide whether to cancel school or delay the opening of school.”Board policy
Read from Shrewsbury’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is schools.shrewsburyma.gov.
Shrewsbury’s snow record
More 4 inch school mornings than 66% of the 291 Massachusetts districts with a station record.
- Biggest day 11.6 in on January 5, 2018
- Snowiest winter 2017 to 2018, 61.7 in
- 6 in mornings 1.4 a winter
- 1 in mornings 8.3 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 5.5 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 Massachusetts counts a lost day
Massachusetts requires a 185 day calendar, at least 180 days actually held, and 900 hours for elementary or 990 hours for secondary students. Every day lost through March 31 is made up with full rescheduled days; after March 31, days are made up until 180 or the scheduled 185th day, whichever comes first.
The Massachusetts rules in the agency’s own words, and every Massachusetts district
Districts near Shrewsbury
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Berlin-Boylston School DistrictBoylston | 42.1 in | 2.3 |
| Worcester School DistrictWorcester | 61.1 in | 2.6 |
| Westborough School DistrictWestborough | 42.1 in | 2.3 |
| Grafton School DistrictGrafton | 31.5 in | 1.6 |
| Millbury School DistrictMillbury | 42.5 in | 2.1 |
| Clinton School DistrictClinton | 41.4 in | 2.1 |
9 schools
Every school in Shrewsbury follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Shrewsbury High School
Middle
- Oak Middle School
- Sherwood Middle School
Elementary
- Major Howard W. Beal School
- Floral Street School
- Calvin Coolidge School
- Spring Street School
- Walter J. Paton School
Other schools
- Parker Road Preschool
Shrewsbury snow day questions
More for Massachusetts snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.