Read from the district on October 8, 2026
Rising Star Independent school calendar, 2026–2027
Key dates for 2026–2027: Thanksgiving break November 23–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 10–12; last day of school May 14.
Next time off
Oct 12
No school · October 12
As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year
27
across 11 separate closures
Last day of school
May 14
Friday
Thanksgiving break November 23–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 10–12; Last day of school May 14;
Key dates and the month grids, on one or two sheets
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Month by month
Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.
August 2026
SMTWTFS
26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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22
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26
27
28
29
30
31
1
2
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4
5
- 28Early release
September 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
- 7Labor Day
- 18End of grading period
- 21No school
October 2026
SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
- 12No school
- 30End of grading period
November 2026
SMTWTFS
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
2
3
4
5
- 2No school
- 23–27Thanksgiving break
December 2026
SMTWTFS
29
30
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
31
1
2
- 18End of grading period
- 21 onWinter break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
27
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
- to 1Winter break
- 4Staff day
- 18MLK Day
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
3
4
5
6
- 12End of grading period
- 15Bad Weather Day
- 26No school
March 2027
SMTWTFS
28
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
31
1
2
3
- 10–12Spring break
- 26No school
- 29Bad Weather Day
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
- 23No school
- 26Bad Weather Day
May 2027
SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
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
31
1
2
3
4
5
- 14Last day
School break
Holiday, no school
Staff day, no students
Early release
Term milestone
Key dates
| What | Dates | School days | Back to school | Same dates in Texas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanksgiving break | November 23–27 | 5 | Monday, November 30 | 129 of 148 · Texas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district |
| Winter break + 1 more day off | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Tuesday, January 5 | 69 of 151 · Texas winter break 2026–27, by district |
| Spring break | March 10–12 | 3 | Monday, March 15 | 1 of 150 · Texas spring break 2027, by district |
| Last day of school | May 14 | — | — | 3 of 105 · Texas last day of school 2027, by district |
- Longest closure
- Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
- One-day closures
- 8
- Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
- 1
- Staff days, no students
- 1: Jan 4
- Early-release days
- 1: Aug 28
- Most days off in one month
- December, 9 school days
- Longest run of school days
- 28, January 19 to February 25
Every date
| Date | What it is | Time off | District’s own wording |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 28 | Early release | — | Early Dismissal- 1PM |
| September 7 | Labor Day | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| September 18 | End of grading period | — | Student Half day(end of 1st six weeks) |
| September 21 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| October 12 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| October 30 | End of grading period | — | Student Half day(end of 2nd six weeks) |
| November 2 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| November 23–27 | Thanksgiving break | 5 school days | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 18 | End of grading period | — | Student Half Day (end of 3rd six weeks) |
| December 21 to January 1 | Winter break | 10 school days | Christmas Break |
| January 4 | Teacher work day, no students | 1 school day | Staff Development |
| January 18 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| February 12 | End of grading period | — | Student Half Day(End of4th six weeks) |
| February 15 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| February 26 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| March 10–12 | Spring break | 3 school days | Spring Break |
| March 26 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| March 29 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| April 23 | No school | 1 school day | District Holiday |
| April 26 | Bad Weather Day | — | Bad Weather Day |
| May 14 | Last day of school | — | Last day of school(student half day end of the 6 weeks) |
Sources
- District’s calendar: https://www.risingstarisd.org/apps/events/ (the source)
- District website: https://www.risingstarisd.org
- Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026:
https://www.risingstarisd.org/apps/events/ical/?id=0
How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.