School Year Dates

Texas school district calendars 2026-27

First and last day, breaks and holidays, each linked to the district's own calendar.

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What the Texas calendars show

This page lists 17 Texas school districts with a calendar we have read from the district's own site. The earliest first day is (Northside ISD) and the latest is (Edinburg CISD); the median is . The most common first day among them is , shared by 8 districts.

Last days of school fall between and , with a median of . In the week of Thanksgiving, 16 districts with 5 weekdays off.

5 calendars are marked approved and 0 calendars are marked tentative in the sources; tentative calendars can still change. Every district row links to a page with the month-by-month calendar, the break lengths and the source link with the day we read it.

Northside 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 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.

Katy ISD opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 2 breaks; the longest is Fall break, from to , lasting 5 calendar days. 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.

For Austin 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 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.

Frisco ISD opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Winter break, from to , lasting 15 calendar days. 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.

The dates for North East 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 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.

Aldine ISD opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 4 breaks; the longest is Midwinter break, from to , lasting 16 calendar days. 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.

See also when school starts in Texas in week-by-week form.

All Texas districts, largest first

School districts in Texas
DistrictStudentsFirst dayLast dayWinter breakSpring breakStatus
Northside ISD100208 to to Approved
Katy ISD96111 to Approved
Austin ISD72272 to to Status
Frisco ISD65289 to to Approved
North East ISD56420 to to Status
Aldine ISD56419 to Approved
Arlington ISD53339 to to Approved
Garland ISD51021 to to Status
Humble ISD48502 to Status
Plano ISD46612 to to Status
United ISD40742 to to Status
Mansfield ISD35354 to to Status
Edinburg CISD33343 to to Status
Corpus Christi ISD33103 to to Status
Northwest ISD32098 to to Status
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD24165 to Status
Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD23982Status