For the 2025–2026 school year, the district serves 2,000 students across 4 schools in North Texas, Texas. Classes begin August 6, 2025 and end May 21, 2026, with 180 instructional days planned. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Ponder ISD before scheduling around them.
Visual Calendar
Official Calendar Images
Official calendar scans for Ponder ISD. Click any page to open the full-size image.
School Calendar
Interactive Calendar
Ponder ISD's 2025–2026 academic calendar — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
Month by Month Calendar
About the District
School Information
Details and contact information for Ponder ISD.
Who This Calendar Applies To
Schools Covered by This Calendar
The 2025–2026 Ponder ISD academic calendar applies district-wide to all 4 campuses.
Elementary Schools1
- Ponder Elementary School (EE–05)
Middle & Junior High Schools1
- Ponder Junior High (06–08)
High Schools1
- Ponder High School (09–12)
Combined & Specialized Campuses1
- Denton Co JJAEP (06–12)
Campus list from the Texas Education Agency school directory. Individual campuses set their own bell schedules, and schools on an alternative or extended-year calendar may adjust specific dates — confirm with the school before planning around a date.
Sources and Checks
Where these dates come from
How the 2025–2026 Ponder ISD calendar on this page was compiled and what to re-check before you rely on it.
- ✓District publication. Dates are taken from the calendar Ponder ISD published for 2025–2026, shown as images on this page.
- ✓Official website. Cross-checked against ponderisd.net.
- ✓Board-approved version is used where the district marks one.
- ✓First and last day match the published calendar.
- ✓Breaks and holidays are listed with their full date ranges.
- ✓Teacher / no-school days are included where the district lists them.
- ✓Changes happen. Districts amend calendars mid-year — confirm with Ponder ISD before booking around a date.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Ponder ISD Calendar 2025–2026 — important dates and answers.
The first day of school is Wednesday, August 6, 2025.
The last day of school is Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Spring Break is from March 9-13, 2026.
Winter Break is from December 22, 2025, through January 2, 2026.
Thanksgiving Break is from November 24-28, 2025.
Yes, there is a student half day on December 18, 2025.
Labor Day is on September 1, 2025, and there will be no school.
Good Friday is on April 3, 2026, and there will be no school.
Memorial Day is on May 25, 2026, and there will be no school.
The first semester has 82 days and the second semester has 75 days, for a total of 157 school days.
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