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Northwest ISD school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112 First day of school13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day Student-Staff Holiday8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Student Holiday/Teacher Flex10
1112 Student Holiday/Teacher Planning13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Student-Staff Holiday3 Student Holiday/Teacher Prof Learning4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Student Holiday/Teacher Flex24 Student Holiday/Teacher Flex25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 End of 2nd Quarter & Early Release19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Student-Staff Holiday2
34 Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning5 Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Student-Staff Holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Student-Staff Holiday13
1415 Student Holiday/Teacher Planning16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Spring Break16 Spring Break17 Spring Break18 Spring Break19 Spring Break20
2122 Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Student & Staff Holiday27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Student Holiday/Teacher Flex24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 End of 4th Quarter/Early Release; Last day of school22
23242526272829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Northwest ISD go back on . The year ends on , roughly 40 weeks later, with 169 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains five to the Friday finish.

3 breaks are marked on the calendar. Students are off for Thanksgiving Break from to , 3 days counting weekends and 3 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break: to , which is 11 days and 9 weekdays without classes. Spring Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. The longest is Winter Break at 11 days.

The longest run without a listed closure runs to , covering 23 potential weekdays after excluding only the exceptions recorded here. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 83 before it and 86 after it.

Outside the breaks, 6 holidays are listed: Labor Day Student-Staff Holiday (), Student-Staff Holiday (), Student-Staff Holiday (), Student-Staff Holiday (), Student-Staff Holiday () and Student & Staff Holiday (). 6 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day Student-Staff Holiday, Student-Staff Holiday, Student-Staff Holiday, Student-Staff Holiday, Student-Staff Holiday and Student & Staff Holiday.

11 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Early-release days: End of 2nd Quarter & Early Release () and End of 4th Quarter/Early Release ().

Of the 17 Texas districts listed here, 4 start after Northwest ISD, 5 start before it and 7 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Texas is (Northside ISD) and the latest is (Edinburg CISD).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break119
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day Student-Staff Holiday
Student-Staff Holiday
Student-Staff Holiday
Student-Staff Holiday
Student-Staff Holiday
Student & Staff Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Student Holiday/Teacher Flex
Student Holiday/Teacher Planning
Student Holiday/Teacher Prof Learning
Student Holiday/Teacher Flex
Student Holiday/Teacher Flex
Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning
Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning
Student Holiday/Teacher Planning
Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning
Student Holiday/Teacher Prof. Learning
Student Holiday/Teacher Flex
Early release
DayDate
End of 2nd Quarter & Early Release
End of 4th Quarter/Early Release
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202621
October 202620
November 202614
December 202614
January 202717
February 202718
March 202715
April 202721
May 202715

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

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