Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Highland Park Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break December 18 to January 4; spring break March 15–19; last day of school May 21.
Next time off
Oct 12
Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
29
across 9 separate closures
Last day of school
May 21
Friday
First day of school August 17; Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break December 18 to January 4; Spring break March 15–19; Last day of school May 21;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks and holidays. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
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26
27
28
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30
31
1
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5
- 17First day
September 2026
SMTWTFS
30
31
1
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4
5
6
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8
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30
1
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- 7Labor Day
- 25No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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18
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31
- 12Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day
November 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2
3
4
5
6
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8
9
10
11
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17
18
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20
21
22
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27
28
29
30
1
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5
- 6No school
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
1
2
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
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17
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20
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28
29
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31
1
2
- 18 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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17
18
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20
21
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23
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27
28
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30
31
1
2
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4
5
6
- to 4Winter break
February 2027
SMTWTFS
31
1
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
1
2
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4
5
6
- 12No school
- 15Presidents Day
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
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15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
- 15–19Spring break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
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
1
- 2No school
- 19Inclement Weather Day
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
12
13
14
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16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 3Inclement Weather Day
- 21Early release
- 31Memorial Day
School break
Holiday, no school
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First day of school | August 17 | — | — | 9 of 133 · Texas first day of school 2026, by district |
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break | December 18 to January 4 | 12 | Tuesday, January 5 | 7 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 15–19 | 5 | Monday, March 22 | 86 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 21 | — | — | 6 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
- One-day closures
- 5
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 0
- Staff days, no students
- none published
- Early-release days
- 1: May 21
- Most days off in one month
- December, 10 school days
- Months with no day off
- August and May
- Longest run of school days
- 35, April 5 to May 21
- Same break dates as
- Avalon Independent, Highland Independent and Stanton Independent
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | First day of school | — | First Day of School |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | No School - Labor Day |
| September 25 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Students |
| October 12 | Columbus Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day | 1 school day | No School - Columbus Day |
| November 6 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Students |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 to January 4 | Winter break | 12 school days | Christmas Break; Jan 4: No School - Students |
| February 12 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Students |
| February 15 | Presidents Day | 1 school day | No School - Presidents Day |
| March 15–19 | Spring break | 5 school days | Spring Break |
| April 2 | No school | 1 school day | No School - Students |
| April 19 | Inclement Weather Day | — | Inclement Weather Day |
| May 3 | Inclement Weather Day | — | Inclement Weather Day |
| May 21 | Early release | — | Early Release |
| May 21 | Last day of school | — | Last Day of School |
| May 31 | Memorial Day | — | Memorial Day |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.hpisd.net/events (the source)
- District website: https://www.hpisd.net
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/10609/cms/events
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.