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Houston ISD 2026-2027 School Calendar Holidays, breaks, and no school days

Next no-school day
Friday
October 9
Professional Development Day
No-school days
29 weekdays
not counting weekends or summer
First day
Monday
August 10
2026
Last day
Friday
May 28
2027
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School year at a glance

First Day Last Day No School School Day
August 2026
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
September 2026
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30
October 2026
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026
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8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
December 2026
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6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
January 2027
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3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
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February 2027
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28
March 2027
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7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31
April 2027
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4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2027
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2 3 4 5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31

Longer breaks

Recess (no classes)
Sat, Nov 21 – Sun, Nov 29
9 days off
5 school + 4 weekend days
Recess (no classes)
Sat, Dec 19 – Mon, Jan 4
17 days off
11 school + 6 weekend days
Recess (no classes)
Sat, Mar 6 – Sun, Mar 14
9 days off
5 school + 4 weekend days

All 2026-2027 dates

No-school days, breaks and schedule changes, month by month.

July 2026

  • Recess Thursday, July 2nd No school
  • Independence Day Friday, July 3rd No school

August 2026

September 2026

  • Labor Day Monday, September 7th No school
  • Professional Development Day Monday, September 21st No school

October 2026

  • Professional Development Day Friday, October 9th No school

November 2026

  • Professional Development Day Friday, November 6th No school
  • Recess Monday, November 23rd No school
  • Recess Tuesday, November 24th No school
  • Recess Wednesday, November 25th No school
  • Thanksgiving Thursday, November 26th No school
  • Recess Friday, November 27th No school

December 2026

  • Recess Monday, December 21st No school
  • Recess Tuesday, December 22nd No school
  • Recess Wednesday, December 23rd No school
  • Recess Thursday, December 24th No school
  • Recess Friday, December 25th No school
  • Recess Saturday, December 26th No school
  • Recess Sunday, December 27th No school
  • Recess Monday, December 28th No school
  • Recess Tuesday, December 29th No school
  • Recess Wednesday, December 30th No school
  • Recess Thursday, December 31st No school

January 2027

  • New Year's Day Friday, January 1st No school
  • Professional Development Day Monday, January 4th No school
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 18th No school

February 2027

  • Professional Development Day Monday, February 15th No school

March 2027

  • Recess Monday, March 8th No school
  • Recess Tuesday, March 9th No school
  • Recess Wednesday, March 10th No school
  • Recess Thursday, March 11th No school
  • Recess Friday, March 12th No school
  • Recess Friday, March 26th No school

April 2027

  • Professional Development Day Friday, April 16th No school

May 2027

  • Last Day of School Friday, May 28th Last day
  • Memorial Day Monday, May 31st No school

June 2027

  • Professional Development Day Tuesday, June 1st No school
  • Professional Development Day Monday, June 7th No school
  • Juneteenth Friday, June 18th No school

July 2027

  • Recess Friday, July 2nd No school
  • Independence Day Monday, July 5th No school
  • Professional Development Day Friday, July 16th No school

Schools using this calendar

274 schools follow the Houston ISD calendar.

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Alcott ElAlmeda ElAnderson ElArabic Immersion Magnet SchoolAshford ElAskew ElAtherton ElAttucks MiddleAustin H S
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Barrick ElBastian ElBaylor College Of Medicine Academy At RyanBaylor College Of Medicine Biotech Academy At RuskBell ElBellaire H SBellfort Early Childhood CenterBenavidez ElBenbrook ElBerry ElBlack MiddleBlackshear ElBonham ElBonner ElBraeburn ElBriargrove ElBriarmeadow CharterBriscoe ElBrookline ElBrowning ElBruce ElBurbank ElBurbank MiddleBurnet ElBurrus ElBush El
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Cage ElCarnegie Vanguard H SCarrillo ElChallenge Early College H SChavez H SClifton MiddleCodwell ElCommunity Services-SecCondit ElCook Jr ElCoop ElCornelius ElCrespo ElCrockett ElCullen MiddleCunningham El
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Davila ElDe Chaumes ElDe Zavala ElDeady MiddleDeanda ElDebakey H S For Health ProfDogan ElDurham ElDurkee El
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East Early College H SEastwood AcademyEdison MiddleEl DaepEliot ElElla J Baker Montessori SchoolElmore ElElrod ElEmerson ElEnergized For Excellence Academy EccEnergized For Excellence Academy ElEnergized For Excellence Academy Inc MiddleEnergized For Stem Academy H SEnergized For Stem Academy MiddleEnergy Institute H S
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Farias Early Childhood CenterField ElFleming MiddleFoerster ElFondren ElFondren MiddleFonville MiddleFonwood Early Childhood CtrForest Brook MiddleFoster ElFranklin ElFrost ElFurr H S
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Gallegos ElGarcia ElGarden Oaks MontessoriGarden Villas ElGolfcrest ElGregg ElGregory-Lincoln Ed CtrGrissom ElGross El
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H S Ahead AcademyH S For Law And JusticeHalpin Early Childhood CtrHamilton MiddleHarper DaepHarris Co J J A E PHarris J R ElHarris R P ElHartman MiddleHartsfield ElHarvard ElHcc Life Skills ProgramHeights H SHelms ElHenderson J ElHenderson N ElHenry MiddleHerod ElHerrera ElHighland Hts ElHilliard ElHines-CaldwellHobby ElHogg MiddleHolland MiddleHorn ElHouston Academy For International StudiesHouston Math Science And Technology Center
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Janowski ElJefferson ElJones Futures Academy
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Kashmere Gardens ElKashmere H SKelso ElKennedy ElKetelsen ElKey MiddleKinder H S For Performing And Visual ArtsKing Early Childhood CtrKolter El
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Lamar H SLanier MiddleLantrip ElLas AmericasLaurenzo Early Childhood CtrLaw ElLawson MiddleLewis ElLiberty H SLockhart ElLong AcademyLongfellow ElLooscan ElLove ElLovett ElLyons El
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Macgregor ElMading ElMadison H SMandarin Immersion Magnet SchoolMark White ElMarshall ElMarshall MiddleMartinez C ElMartinez R ElMcgowen ElMcnamara ElMcreynolds MiddleMemorial ElMeyerland MiddleMickey Leland College Prep Acad For Young MenMiddle College H S At Hcc FragaMiddle College H S At Hcc GulftonMilby H SMilne ElMistral Center For Early ChildhoodMitchell ElMontgomery ElMoreno ElMount Carmel Academy
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Navarro MiddleNeff EccNeff ElNorth Forest H SNorth Houston Early College H SNorthline ElNorthside H S
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Oak Forest ElOates ElOrtiz MiddleOsborne El
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Park Place ElParker ElPatterson ElPeck ElPershing MiddlePetersen ElPilgrim AcademyPin Oak MiddlePiney Point ElPleasantville ElPoe ElPort Houston ElProject Chrysalis MiddlePugh El
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R D S P DRay Daily ElReagan K-8 Educational CtrRed ElRevere MiddleReynolds ElRice Sch /La Escuela RiceRiver Oaks ElRoberts ElRobinson ElRoderick R Paige ElRodriguez ElRoosevelt ElRoss ElRucker El
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Sanchez ElScarborough ElScarborough H SSchool At St George PlaceScroggins ElSecondary DaepSeguin ElShadowbriar ElShadydale ElSharpstown H SSharpstown International SchoolShearn ElSherman ElSinclair ElSmith ElSoar CtrSouth Early College H SSouthmayd ElSterling H SStevens ElStevenson MiddleSugar Grove AcademySutton El
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T H Rogers SchoolTanglewood MiddleTexas Connections Academy At HoustonThomas MiddleThompson ElTijerina ElTinsley ElTravis ElTwain El
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Valley West El
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Wainwright ElWalnut Bend ElWaltrip H SWashington B T H SWelch MiddleWesley ElWest Briar MiddleWest University ElWestbury H SWestside H SWharton K-8 Dual Language AcademyWheatley H SWhidby ElWhite E ElWhittier ElWilliams MiddleWindsor Village ElWisdom H SWoodson SchoolWorthing H S
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Yates H SYoung ElYoung Women'S College Prep Academy

Frequently Asked Questions

When is there no school at Houston ISD in 2026-2027?
There's no school at Houston ISD on 40 single days in 2026-2027: Thursday, July 2 (Recess); Friday, July 3 (Independence Day); Monday, September 7 (Labor Day); Monday, September 21 (Professional Development Day); Friday, October 9 (Professional Development Day); Friday, November 6 (Professional Development Day); Monday, November 23 (Recess); Tuesday, November 24 (Recess); Wednesday, November 25 (Recess); Thursday, November 26 (Thanksgiving), and 30 more.
When is the first and last day of school at Houston ISD in 2026-2027?
The first day of school at Houston ISD is Monday, August 10, 2026. The last day of school is Friday, May 28, 2027. That's a school year of about 42 weeks.
How many school days are in the 2026-2027 school year at Houston ISD?
About 181 school days: the weekdays from the first day to the last day, minus days off.
How many days off does Houston ISD have in 2026-2027?
About 29 weekdays with no school, not counting weekends or summer. There are also 17 long weekends, where a Friday or Monday off joins the weekend.
What is the longest stretch of school without a day off?
Thirty school days in a row (about six weeks), from Monday, April 19 to Friday, May 28.
Which month has the most days off at Houston ISD?
December has the most, with nine weekdays off.

Counts are approximate and based on the published calendar.

Source: Houston ISD, last updated Sept. 2026. Dates can change, so confirm with the school before making plans.

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