Cranston School District Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Cranston, measured against Cranston's own big snow morning of 3.9 inches.
Will Cranston close tomorrow?
How Cranston calls a snow day
How families hear
By the district app, the district website, social media and email.
“CPS website: Cancellations or delays will be posted on the front page of our district website .”Inclement Weather/Emergency
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“When appropriate, we will delay the start of school, instead of closing for the day. Delays can be anywhere from 1-2 hours. Buses will be delayed for the same amount of time as school openings (i.e. 1 or 2 hours)”Delay schedule
Virtual learning days
Cranston has virtual learning days in its winter plan.
“School delays or cancellations and subsequent moves to Distance Learning Days may be announced in the following ways:”Source
Making up a lost day
Added after the June 15 last day, on five listed make-up days.
Make up dates: Jun 16, Jun 17, Jun 18, Jun 22, Jun 23.
“6/15 Last day of School/180th Day 6/16, 6/17, 6/18, 6/22, 6/23 Make-Up Days”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day August 27, 2026
- Winter break Dec 24 to Jan 1
- February break Feb 15 to Feb 19
- Last day June 15, 2027
Read from Cranston’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is cpsed.net.
Cranston’s snow record
- Biggest day 35.5 in on February 23, 2026
- Snowiest winter 2025 to 2026, 69.3 in
- 6 in mornings 0.6 a winter
- 1 in mornings 4 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.9 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 Rhode Island counts a lost day
Rhode Island requires 180 days, or the equivalent of at least 1,080 school hours under a commissioner approved calendar.
The Rhode Island rules in the agency’s own words, and every Rhode Island district
Districts near Cranston
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings | Built in days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence School DistrictProvidence | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| Johnston School DistrictJohnston | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| East Providence School DistrictEast Providence | 32.8 in | 1.1 | |
| North Providence School DistrictNorth Providence | 45.3 in | 2.3 | |
| Warwick School DistrictWarwick | 32.8 in | 1.1 | 4 |
| West Warwick School DistrictWest Warwick | 34.3 in | 1.7 | 4 |
23 schools
Every school in Cranston follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Cranston High School West
- Cranston High School East
- Apprenticeship Exploration Sch
- Cranston Career & Tech Center
Middle
- Western Hills Middle School
- Park View Middle School
- Hugh B. Bain Middle School
- Hope Highlands Middle School
Elementary
- Garden City School
- Orchard Farms El. School
- Gladstone Street School
- Edward S. Rhodes School
- Edgewood Highland
- Glen Hills School
- W. R. Dutemple School
- George J. Peters School
- Woodridge School
- Oak Lawn School
- Eden Park School
- Stadium School
- Stone Hill School
- Arlington School
Other schools
- Cranston Early Learning Center
Cranston snow day questions
More for Rhode Island snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.