For the 2025–2026 school year, the district serves 500 students across 1 schools in Rio Grande Valley, Texas. Classes begin August 18, 2025 and end May 29, 2026, with 180 instructional days planned. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Santa Maria ISD before scheduling around them.
Visual Calendar
Official Calendar Images
Official calendar scans for Santa Maria ISD. Click any page to open the full-size image.
School Calendar
Interactive Calendar
Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria ISD.
Who This Calendar Applies To
Schools Covered by This Calendar
The 2025–2026 Santa Maria ISD academic calendar applies district-wide to all 6 campuses.
Elementary Schools1
- Tony Gonzalez Elementary School (EE–05)
Middle & Junior High Schools1
- Santa Maria Middle School (06–08)
High Schools1
- Santa Maria High School (09–12)
Combined & Specialized Campuses1
- Santa Maria Academic Academy-Options Campus (6-12) (06–12)
Alternative & Specialized Campuses2
- Santa Maria DAEP (03–12)
- Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria 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 Santa Maria ISD published for 2025–2026, shown as images on this page.
- ✓Official website. Cross-checked against smhswarriors.org.
- ✓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 Santa Maria ISD before booking around a date.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Santa Maria ISD Calendar 2025–2026 — important dates and answers.
The first day of school is August 18, 2025.
Spring break is from March 16-20, 2026.
Christmas break is from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026.
The school calendar refers to this as Christmas break, which is from December 22, 2025, to January 2, 2026.
Thanksgiving break is from November 24-28, 2025.
The last day of school is May 29, 2026.
Fall Break is from October 13-17, 2025.
Professional Development days are on August 1, August 4-7, August 11-14, September 26, January 5, and May 25.
Early Release dates are December 19, 2025, and May 29, 2026.
STAAR/EOC testing dates are: EOC Retesters (Dec. 2-12, 2025 & Jun. 16-26, 2026), TELPAS Assessment (Feb. 16-Mar. 27, 2026), STAAR Alt 2 (Mar. 16-Apr. 17, 2026), STAAR/EOC Reading/Language Arts (Apr. 7-17, 2026), STAAR/EOC Science/Social Studies (Apr. 14-24, 2026), and STAAR/EOC Math (Apr. 21-May 1, 2026).
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