When does school start in Texas? 2026-27 first days
School start dates for 17 Texas districts, each from the district's own calendar.
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Among the 17 districts on this site, the earliest start is (Northside ISD) and the latest is (Edinburg CISD), a gap of 14 days. The median first day is , and the most common is , shared by 8 districts.
The dates for Northside ISD begin with and end with . Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 12 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 174 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Katy ISD begin with and end with . Fall break is its longest listed break, covering 5 days between and . There are 2 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 197 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Austin ISD begin with and end with . Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 15 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 172 potential weekdays. The first week contains 4 potential weekdays and the final week contains 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Frisco ISD begin with and end with . Winter break is its longest listed break, covering 15 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 166 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 potential weekdays and the final week contains 5. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
For North East ISD, the student year runs from through . Of its 3 listed breaks, Winter Break lasts longest: 15 days, beginning and ending . Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 175 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
For Aldine ISD, the student year runs from through . Of its 4 listed breaks, Midwinter break lasts longest: 16 days, beginning and ending . Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 176 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Arlington ISD opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 4 breaks; the longest is Student & Staff Holiday, from to , lasting 12 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 172 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Garland ISD opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Winter Break, from to , lasting 12 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 180 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
First day of school by week
- Week of (14 districts): Northside ISD, Katy ISD, Frisco ISD, Aldine ISD, Arlington ISD, Garland ISD, Humble ISD, Plano ISD, United ISD, Mansfield ISD, Corpus Christi ISD, Northwest ISD, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD
- Week of (2 districts): Austin ISD, North East ISD
- Week of (1 district): Edinburg CISD
When does school end in Texas?
Last days fall between (Frisco ISD) and (Aldine ISD), with a median of .
Each district page has the month-by-month calendar, winter and spring break dates and the link to the district's own calendar. The Texas hub lists every district with its first day, last day and breaks in one table. Districts revise calendars during the year, so confirm dates on the district's page before you plan around them.