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Ysleta ISD Calendar 2026-2027

Classes run Aug. 3, 2026–June 4, 2027. See breaks, intersessions, parent conference dates, two student half days with four hours of instruction and two possible weather make-up days.

Classes begin Monday, Aug. 3, 2026 and end Friday, June 4, 2027. Ysleta ISD schedules fall intersession Sept. 28–Oct. 2 before fall break Oct. 5–9, and spring intersession March 8–12 before spring break March 15–19. Parent conferences are held on full instructional days by school level, while Dec. 18 and June 4 are student half days with four hours of instruction. March 22 and March 29 may be used for weather make-up classes.

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Calendar dates

Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar key dates

Key dates for Ysleta Independent School District 2026-2027 school calendar
Event	Date	Status
First Day of School — First Semester Begins	Aug 3, 2026	School opens
Labor Day	Sep 7, 2026	No classes
Fall Break	Oct 5, 2026 through Oct 9, 2026	No school
Veterans Day	Nov 11, 2026	No classes
Thanksgiving Break	Nov 23, 2026 through Nov 27, 2026	No school
Student Half Day — First Semester Ends	Dec 18, 2026	Early dismissal
Winter Break Calculated from calendar	Dec 21, 2026 through Jan 1, 2027	No school
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	Jan 18, 2027	No classes
Spring Break	Mar 15, 2027 through Mar 19, 2027	No school
No-Student Day — Possible Weather Make-up Day	Mar 22, 2027	If needed
Good Friday	Mar 26, 2027	No classes
Easter Monday — Possible Weather Make-up Day	Mar 29, 2027	If needed
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027	No classes
Last Day of School — Student Half Day	Jun 4, 2027	Last day / early dismissal

Month by month

Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar monthly calendar

Highlighted dates follow the published calendar; grouped or inferred entries are labelled. Today is determined in Mountain Time (America/Denver).

School Day
Weekend
Holiday (No School)
School Break
First / Last Day
Important Date

August 2026

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for August 2026
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Aug 3 First Day of School — First Semester Begins

September 2026

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for September 2026
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Sep 7 Labor Day

October 2026

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for October 2026
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Oct 5–9 Fall Break
Oct 12 Professional Development — No School for Students

November 2026

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for November 2026
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Nov 11 Veterans Day
Nov 23–27 Thanksgiving Break

December 2026

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for December 2026
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	1STAAR/EOC Testing — Dec 1–3. Testing applies to the students and subjects assigned by the campus; this is not a districtwide closure.	2STAAR/EOC Testing — Dec 1–3. Testing applies to the students and subjects assigned by the campus; this is not a districtwide closure.	3STAAR/EOC Testing — Dec 1–3. Testing applies to the students and subjects assigned by the campus; this is not a districtwide closure.	4	5	6
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14	15	16	17	18Student Half Day — First Semester Ends — Dec 18. The calendar specifies four hours of instruction and the end of the first semester and second nine weeks. It does not give a clock time for dismissal.	19	20
21Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	22Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	23Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	24Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	25Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	26Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	27Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.
28Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	29Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	30Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.	31Winter Break — Dec 21 – Jan 1 (calculated from calendar). The PDF lists December 21-25, December 28-31 and January 1 as winter break. They form one continuous holiday across the intervening weekend.

Dec 21 – Jan 1 Winter Break Calculated from calendar

January 2027

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for January 2027
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Jan 4 Professional Development — No School for Students
Jan 18 Martin Luther King Jr. Day

February 2027

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for February 2027
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March 2027

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for March 2027
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1	2	3	4	5Third Nine Weeks Ends — Mar 5	6	7
8Spring Intersession — Mar 8–12. The PDF lists intersession dates without specifying who must attend. Confirm participation and hours with your campus.	9Spring Intersession — Mar 8–12. The PDF lists intersession dates without specifying who must attend. Confirm participation and hours with your campus.	10Spring Intersession — Mar 8–12. The PDF lists intersession dates without specifying who must attend. Confirm participation and hours with your campus.	11Spring Intersession — Mar 8–12. The PDF lists intersession dates without specifying who must attend. Confirm participation and hours with your campus.	12Spring Intersession — Mar 8–12. The PDF lists intersession dates without specifying who must attend. Confirm participation and hours with your campus.	13	14
15Spring Break — Mar 15–19	16Spring Break — Mar 15–19	17Spring Break — Mar 15–19	18Spring Break — Mar 15–19	19Spring Break — Mar 15–19	20	21
22No-Student Day — Possible Weather Make-up Day — Mar 22. Scheduled for professional development with no students unless used as an inclement-weather make-up day.	23	24	25	26Good Friday — Mar 26	27	28
29Easter Monday — Possible Weather Make-up Day — Mar 29. Listed as a district holiday and an inclement-weather make-up day. Students are off unless the district activates make-up classes.	30	31

Mar 15–19 Spring Break
Mar 22 No-Student Day — Possible Weather Make-up Day
Mar 26 Good Friday
Mar 29 Easter Monday — Possible Weather Make-up Day

April 2027

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for April 2027
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Ysleta Independent School District calendar for May 2027
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May 31 Memorial Day

June 2027

Ysleta Independent School District calendar for June 2027
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Jun 4 Last Day of School — Student Half Day

Planning notes

Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar calendar notes

School calendar overview

The 2026–2027 District School Calendar school calendar begins Aug 3, 2026 and ends Jun 4, 2027.

Before you plan

Intersession participation, testing assignments and exact dismissal times need campus confirmation. Follow district notices for weather make-up decisions. This page covers the district academic calendar; a campus may publish additional dates.

Major school breaks

Fall break and following no-student dayOct 5 – 12, 2026
Thanksgiving breakNov 23 – 27, 2026
Winter break and January no-student dayDec 21, 2026 – Jan 4, 2027
Spring breakMar 15 – 19, 2027

School year by the numbers

Student attendance days: 176 days; Calculated from official datesCalculated as 82 first-semester instructional days + 94 second-semester instructional days = 176. The PDF prints the semester subtotals, not a separate annual total; intersession participation is not specified.
Total no-school weekdays: 32 weekdays; Calculated from official datesCounted from districtwide no-class events between the first and last student days. Weekends and shortened school days are excluded, and overlapping events count once.
Student no-school days: 2 days; Calculated from official datesCounts weekdays without regular classes outside holidays and multi-day breaks, including staff or planning days. Overlapping entries count once.
Listed early-release dates: 2 dates; Calculated from official datesCounted from districtwide early-release entries in the official calendar. An early-release date still counts as a student attendance day.
Longest listed break: 17 consecutive days; Calculated from official datesDec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027, including weekends. The stretch contains 11 confirmed no-school weekdays.
Long weekends: 4; Calculated from official datesCounts three- or four-day no-school stretches formed by a weekend plus one or two confirmed weekday closures. Longer school breaks are excluded.
Full-week breaks: 4 breaks; Calculated from official datesCounts continuous no-school stretches containing at least five confirmed weekdays without regular classes. Adjacent holidays and weekends remain part of the same break.

What to know

Fall and spring intersessions come before the named breaks; the PDF does not establish a districtwide holiday during either intersession.
Fall break is followed by a no-student day on October 12. Regular classes resume October 13.
The winter holiday and January 4 professional development form one continuous student no-school period. Students return January 5.
March 23 is the scheduled return after spring break unless the district activates March 22 as a weather make-up day.

Editorial summary

Planning around the Ysleta ISD school year

Ysleta ISD's 2026-2027 school year begins Monday, August 3 and ends Friday, June 4. The district calendar lists 82 instructional days in the first semester and 94 in the second, for a total of 176 instructional days. December 18 and June 4 are student half days with four hours of instruction. Students are out from December 21 through January 4; the detailed calendar identifies January 4 as professional development, and students return Tuesday, January 5.

Fall intersession runs September 28–October 2, followed by fall break October 5–9 and a no-student professional development day October 12; regular classes resume October 13. Spring intersession is March 8–12, followed by spring break March 15–19. The calendar does not say which students must attend intersession, so families should confirm participation with their campus. March 22 is normally a no-student day but may be used for weather make-up classes; otherwise, regular classes resume March 23.

Parent conferences are scheduled separately for high, middle and elementary schools, and each conference date is still a full instructional day. Good Friday, March 26, is a district holiday. Easter Monday, March 29, is also a holiday but may be used as a weather make-up day. The calendar lists four hours of instruction on December 18 and June 4 but does not give exact dismissal times. Check your campus for exact dismissal and transportation times, and watch district announcements for any weather make-up changes.

Common questions

Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar calendar FAQs

When does Ysleta ISD start school in 2026?

Students begin classes Monday, August 3, 2026. That date also opens the first semester on the district calendar.

What is the last day of school for Ysleta ISD in 2027?

The last instructional day is Friday, June 4, 2027. Students have a half day with four hours of instruction, and the second semester ends that day.

How many instructional days does the Ysleta ISD calendar include?

The calendar lists 82 instructional days in the first semester and 94 in the second. Adding those semester subtotals gives 176 days.

When is Ysleta ISD fall break in 2026?

Fall break runs October 5-9, 2026. Monday, October 12, is also a no-student day for professional development, so regular classes resume Tuesday, October 13.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Monday, October 12, 2026?

No. October 12 is listed as Professional Development/No Students, following fall break October 5–9. Regular classes resume Tuesday, October 13.

When is fall intersession for Ysleta ISD in 2026?

Fall intersession runs September 28–October 2, 2026, before fall break October 5–9. The calendar does not specify which students attend intersession.

When is spring intersession for Ysleta ISD in 2027?

Spring intersession runs March 8–12, 2027, before spring break March 15–19. The calendar does not specify which students attend intersession.

Does my child have to attend Ysleta ISD intersession?

The academic calendar lists fall and spring intersession dates but does not say which students must attend. Confirm your child's participation and hours with their campus; neither week should be assumed to be a districtwide holiday.

When is Thanksgiving break for Ysleta ISD?

Students are off Monday, November 23, through Friday, November 27, 2026. Regular classes resume Monday, November 30.

When is Ysleta ISD winter break in 2026-2027?

For students, the winter no-school period runs December 21, 2026, through January 4, 2027. The detailed district calendar labels January 4 as a professional development day, and students return Tuesday, January 5.

When do Ysleta ISD students return after winter break?

Students return Tuesday, January 5, 2027, for the second semester. January 4 is a professional development day, not a student attendance day.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Monday, January 4, 2027?

No. January 4 is a professional development day. The calendar explicitly lists Tuesday, January 5, as the student return date.

When is spring break for Ysleta ISD in 2027?

Spring break runs Monday, March 15, through Friday, March 19, 2027. It follows the separate March 8-12 spring intersession.

When do Ysleta ISD students return after spring break?

Regular classes are scheduled to resume Tuesday, March 23, 2027, unless the district uses Monday, March 22, for weather make-up classes. If March 22 is activated, students return that Monday.

Which dates could be used for weather make-up classes?

The calendar reserves Monday, March 22, and Monday, March 29, 2027. March 22 is normally a no-student professional development day; March 29 is normally the Easter Monday holiday. If neither is activated, regular classes resume March 23 after spring break and March 30 after Easter weekend. Watch for a district announcement before assuming those Mondays are off.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on March 22, 2027?

March 22 is scheduled as a professional development day with no students, but it may become a student attendance day if the district activates weather make-up classes. Check district announcements before assuming Monday is off.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on March 29, 2027?

March 29 is listed as Easter Monday/District Holiday and a possible weather make-up day. Students are off unless the district activates March 29 as a weather make-up day.

Which Ysleta ISD days have early release?

December 18, 2026, and June 4, 2027, are student half days with four hours of instruction.

What time is early release in Ysleta ISD?

The district calendar lists December 18, 2026, and June 4, 2027, as student half days with four hours of instruction, but does not give exact dismissal times. Check your campus schedule for pickup and bus times.

When are Ysleta ISD high school parent conferences?

High school parent conferences are August 24, 2026, and February 22, 2027. Contact your campus for appointment times.

When are Ysleta ISD middle school parent conferences?

Middle school parent conferences are August 25, 2026, and February 23, 2027. Contact your campus for appointment times.

When are Ysleta ISD elementary school parent conferences?

Elementary school parent conferences are September 15, 2026, and February 24, 2027. Contact your campus for appointment times.

Do students have a full school day on Ysleta ISD parent conference days?

Yes. All six parent conference dates are listed with full-day instruction. They are not student holidays or early-release days.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Labor Day in 2026?

No. Monday, September 7, 2026, is a district holiday, and students do not have classes.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Veterans Day in 2026?

No. Wednesday, November 11, 2026, is listed as a district holiday, so students do not have classes.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2027?

No. Students have no classes Monday, January 18, 2027. The calendar lists Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a district holiday.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Good Friday in 2027?

No. Friday, March 26, 2027, is a district holiday. The following Monday, March 29, is a separate holiday that may be used for weather make-up classes.

Is there school in Ysleta ISD on Memorial Day in 2027?

No. Monday, May 31, 2027, is a district holiday, so students do not have classes. The school year resumes afterward and ends Friday, June 4.

What grading-period end dates are listed on the Ysleta ISD calendar?

The PDF marks the first nine weeks ending September 25, 2026, the second ending December 18, 2026, and the third ending March 5, 2027. June 4 is marked as the last instructional day and second-semester end. Report-card distribution dates are not listed.

What STAAR and EOC testing dates are on the calendar?

The district lists STAAR/EOC testing December 1-3, 2026, and STAAR testing April 6-9, April 13-16 and April 20-23, 2027. These are separate testing windows, not one continuous April event. Your campus will provide the dates that apply to your child.

Is school open during Ysleta ISD STAAR testing dates?

Yes, during the regular school year. The December and April STAAR/EOC dates are testing windows, not districtwide school closures. Your campus will tell you which dates apply to your child. June 15–17 retests take place after the June 4 last day and do not extend the regular school year.

Are there STAAR or EOC retests after the last day of school?

Yes. STAAR/EOC retests are listed June 15-17, 2027, after the regular school year ends June 4. Students assigned to retest should follow their campus instructions.

Where can I download the official Ysleta ISD calendar PDF?

Use the official 2026-2027 academic-calendar PDF link on this page. Ysleta ISD's Events page provides district events and an ICS download; that download is separate from the academic-calendar PDF.

Reference

Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar resources

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District events and downloadable event calendar (ICS).

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Source and scope

About the Ysleta ISD 2026–2027 District School Calendar calendar

Data source

Dates come from the Ysleta ISD 2026-2027 District School Calendar. The official PDF is linked here, along with the district Events page, where families can find the calendar download and district announcements.

How dates are handled

Events cover student holidays, intersessions, parent conferences, testing, grading milestones and shortened days. Teacher preparation and induction are omitted. Dates and raw labels come from the official PDF; normalized names, internal classifications, attendance interpretations and editorial notes are derived. The fall intersession and winter holiday ranges combine separately printed entries, so their complete ranges have derived date provenance. Intersession participation is not specified and is not counted as confirmed time off. Testing windows describe assignments, not school closures. The 176-day annual figure is the sum of the published 82-day and 94-day semester subtotals, not a separately printed total. Conditional weather make-up dates are excluded from confirmed no-school totals and distinguish the published baseline from possible activation. Registration date publication is suspended pending re-verification of the detailed PDF against the parent flyer; see sourceDiscrepancies. No replacement registration range is inferred.

Updates

The PDF shows board approval on January 14, 2026, and revision on May 20, 2026. The detailed PDF and July 30 parent-calendar announcement were reviewed October 7, 2026; the announcement's Google Drive flyer could not be retrieved, so registration dates remain pending re-verification. The Events download action was checked October 6 and exports ICS; the academic PDF is linked separately on this page. The PDF footer mentions 2025-2026 instructional minutes despite the 2026-2027 heading, so that minutes figure is not used here.

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Ysleta ISD 2026-2027 District School Calendar (revised May 20, 2026): View official source
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