Visual Calendar
Official calendar scans for Northwest ISD. Click any image to open full-screen.
School Calendar
Download Northwest ISD's 2025–2026 academic calendar PDF — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
For the 2025–2026 school year, the district serves 30,000 students across 30 schools in Dallas-Fort Worth Area, Texas. Classes begin August 13, 2025 and end May 22, 2026, with 180 instructional days planned. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Northwest ISD School before scheduling around them.
About the District
Details and contact information for Northwest ISD.
Common Questions
Northwest ISD Calendar 2025–2026 — important dates and answers.
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Spring break is a student and staff holiday from March 16 to March 20, 2026.
Christmas break is part of the winter holiday, which runs from December 19 to December 31, 2025.
Winter break for students and staff is from December 19, 2025, to January 2, 2026.
Thanksgiving break includes a student and staff holiday from November 26 to November 28, 2025. There are also student holidays with a teacher flex day on November 24 and 25, 2025.
The last day of school is Friday, May 22, 2026, which is an Early Release day.
Early Release days are on October 10, 2025, December 18, 2025, March 13, 2026, and May 22, 2026.
Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a student and staff holiday on January 19, 2026.
Memorial Day is a holiday on Monday, May 25, 2026.
STAAR testing dates are December 2-12, 2025, April 7-30, 2026, and May 1, 2026.
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