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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Edcouch-Elsa Independent school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 18–31; spring break March 15–19.

Next time off Nov 6 Teacher work day, no students · November 6 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 28 across 9 separate closures
First day of school August 17 Monday
First day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 18–31; Spring break March 15–19;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: term milestones.

August 2026

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30
31
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31
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  • 10–13Staff day
  • 14Staff day
  • 17First day

September 2026

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30
31
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9
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  • 7No school
  • 25Staff day

October 2026

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27
28
29
30
1
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9
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31
  • 12Bad Weather Days

November 2026

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1
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  • 6Staff day
  • 23–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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9
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  • 18Staff day
  • 21–31Winter break

January 2027

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27
28
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31
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6
  • 4–5No school
  • 6Staff day

February 2027

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31
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9
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28
1
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6

March 2027

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28
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  • 15–19Spring break

April 2027

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28
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30
31
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30
1

May 2027

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25
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28
29
30
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  • 28Graduation
  • 31Memorial Day

June 2027

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30
31
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  • 4Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Texas
First day of schoolAugust 17——9 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 23–275Monday, November 30129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 18–3110—3 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 15–195Monday, March 2286 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 18–31 (10 school days)
One-day closures
5
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
0
Staff days, no students
5: Sep 25, Nov 6, Dec 18, Jan 6, Jun 4
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Same break dates as
Bandera Independent

Every date

Every published date · Edcouch-Elsa Independent · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 10–13Teacher work day, no students—Professional Learning
August 14Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Preparation (No school for students)
August 17First day of school—First Day of School
September 7No school1 school dayStaff/Student Holidays
September 25Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Learning
October 12Bad Weather Days—Bad Weather Days
November 6Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Learning
November 23–27Thanksgiving break5 school daysStaff/Student Holiday Thanksgiving
December 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayProfessional Learning
December 21–31Winter break9 school daysStaff/Student Holiday
January 4–5No school2 school daysStaff/Student Holiday
January 6Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Preparation (No school for students)
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysStaff/Student Holidays
May 28Graduation—HS Graduation
May 31Memorial Day1 school dayStaff/Student Holiday
June 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Preparation

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.eeisd.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.eeisd.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/7172/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Texas districts

Coupland Independent: 28 school days off Crawford Independent: 28 school days off Fayetteville Independent: 28 school days off Gunter Independent: 28 school days off