August 2027
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Classes run Aug. 18 through May 25, with October and February long weekends plus Spring Break and a March 20 student holiday.
Round Rock ISD students begin Wednesday, August 18, 2027, and finish Thursday, May 25, 2028. The calendar includes Fall Break November 22–26 and Winter Break December 20–31. Students are off December 17–January 3, with separate student holidays before and after Winter Break. February 18–21 is another four-day weekend. Spring Break is March 13–17, and students also have March 20 off for staff development.
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Official calendar
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| First Day of School | School opens | |
| Labor Day Holiday | No classes | |
| YOU Day / Indigenous Peoples’ Day / Columbus Day Holiday | No classes | |
| Fall Break | through | No school |
| Winter Break | through | No school |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday | No classes | |
| YOU Day / Presidents’ Day Holiday | No classes | |
| Spring Break | through | No school |
| Good Friday Holiday | No classes | |
| Last Day of School | School closes |
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Planning notes
The 2027–2028 District calendar school calendar begins Aug 18, 2027 and ends May 25, 2028.
This independent reference is not operated by Round Rock ISD. Families should confirm conference details, transportation, weather changes, and campus-specific schedules through official district or school communication.
School schedules
Editorial summary
The 2027-2028 Round Rock ISD year begins Wednesday, August 18, and ends Thursday, May 25. Students are off for Labor Day and September 20. October 8 is a staff development and conference day, and October 11 is a districtwide YOU Day holiday, creating a Friday-through-Monday break before the second nine weeks begins October 12.
A November 1 student holiday comes before Fall Break on November 22–26. The first semester ends December 16. Students then remain out from December 17 through January 3: December 17 is a teacher workday, Winter Break runs December 20–31, and January 3 is a staff-development day. Classes and the third nine weeks begin January 4.
February 18–21 is a four-day student break: February 18 is a conference and staff-development day, and February 21 is the YOU Day and Presidents’ Day holiday. Spring Break runs March 13–17; students also have March 20 off and return March 21. Good Friday, April 14, is a no-school day. The calendar does not identify any early-release dates.
Common questions
Students begin Wednesday, August 18, 2027. Staff development and preparation take place August 9-17 before the first student day.
The final student day is Thursday, May 25, 2028. The second semester and fourth nine-week grading period also end that day.
Elementary schools are open 7:35 a.m.-2:55 p.m., middle schools 8:15 a.m.-3:35 p.m., and high schools 9:00 a.m.-4:20 p.m.
The district calendar does not print an instructional-day total for 2027-2028. Counting the 202 scheduled weekdays between August 18 and May 25 and excluding the 32 published no-school weekdays gives 170 student attendance days.
No. Monday, September 6, is a districtwide student and staff holiday.
No. Monday, September 20, is a student holiday while staff members have professional development.
Students are off Friday, October 8, through Monday, October 11, and return Tuesday, October 12. The Friday is a staff development and conference day; the Monday is a districtwide YOU Day holiday.
Conference days are listed for Friday, October 8, 2027, and Friday, February 18, 2028. Students do not attend on either date.
Monday, October 11, is a student and staff holiday labeled YOU Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day, and Columbus Day.
Round Rock ISD lists YOU Day student and staff holidays on October 11, 2027, and February 21, 2028. The October date is also labeled Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day; the February date is also Presidents’ Day.
Yes. Monday, November 1, is a student holiday and staff development day.
Round Rock ISD labels November 22–26, 2027, as Fall Break. It falls during Thanksgiving week, and students return Monday, November 29.
Winter Break runs December 20–31, 2027. December 17 is a teacher workday, and January 3 is a staff-development day. Students are out from Friday, December 17, through Monday, January 3, and return Tuesday, January 4, 2028.
Classes resume Tuesday, January 4, 2028, for the start of the second semester and third nine weeks.
Yes. Monday, January 17, is a districtwide student and staff holiday.
Students are off Friday, February 18, through Monday, February 21. The first date is a conference and staff development day; the second is the YOU Day and Presidents’ Day holiday.
Yes. Spring Break is March 13-17, but students also have Monday, March 20, off for staff development. They return Tuesday, March 21.
Good Friday falls on April 14, 2028, and is a districtwide student and staff holiday.
The periods run August 18-October 7, October 12-December 16, January 4-March 10, and March 21-May 25.
Thursday, December 16, is the last class day of the first semester. Students begin the second semester Tuesday, January 4.
No. No early-release dates or special dismissal times appear on the published 2027-2028 district calendar.
Follow the official PDF link on this page or use the Round Rock ISD calendars page for the latest district copy.
Compared with 2026-2027, the 2027-2028 calendar starts August 18 instead of August 19 and ends May 25 instead of May 27. It also has a March 20 student holiday immediately after Spring Break, so students return March 21.
Reference
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The updated calendar with student holidays, breaks, grading periods, and regular school hours.
Source and scope
This page uses Round Rock ISD’s 2027-2028 District Calendar, updated August 13, 2026, together with the official district calendars page. The English page, color legend, school hours, and detailed date list were reviewed.
Events retain separately listed official occurrences; continuous family-planning no-school periods are stored in breaks, not as replacement events. Official means a directly printed date, label or range, including a boundary explicitly marked on the calendar grid. Derived includes normalized names, internal event classifications, attendance-status mappings, editorial notes and relationships between dates. Grid legends are not event-specific official labels. Staff preparation before the first day and staff-only dates after the last student day are excluded. Same-date milestones are grouped in the page table.
The August 13 revision is treated as the current official calendar. New 2028-2029 and 2029-2030 pages will be added only after the district publishes source documents.
This independent reference is not operated by Round Rock ISD. Families should confirm conference details, transportation, weather changes, and campus-specific schedules through official district or school communication.