Fort Bend ISD Calendar 2026-27: Last Day May 26, Classes Resume Jan. 6

Fort Bend Independent School District (Fort Bend ISD) has no classes from Monday, Dec. 21, 2026 through Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2027, and the last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027, according to its “2026-2027 Instructional Calendar (Updated 9/28/26).” Students return Wednesday, Jan. 6. The story lists every weekday off for students with the district’s labels, the grading periods with day counts, the two inclement weather make-up days, the Sept. 28 revision and a comparison with nearby Houston-area districts, plus a printable school-year calendar.

Fort Bend ISD no-school days for students in 2026-27

The PDF lists holidays, planning days and learning days in one column of dates. The table puts every weekday without students in date order. Weekdays off are our count; the labels are the calendar’s own. Days with an asterisk are the two “Inclement Weather Make-Up Day” holidays.

Dates	Weekdays off	What the calendar calls it
Mon., Sept. 7, 2026	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday/Labor Day”
Fri., Sept. 25, 2026	1	“Professional Learning Day/No Students”
Fri., Oct. 9, 2026	1	“Teacher Planning Day/No Students”
Mon.-Fri., Oct. 12-16, 2026	5	“Student/Teacher Holiday”
Mon.-Fri., Nov. 23-27, 2026	5	“Student/Teacher Holiday”; the Calendar page calls it “Thanksgiving Break”
Mon., Dec. 21 to Thu., Dec. 31, 2026	9	“Student/Teacher Holiday/Winter Break”
Fri., Jan. 1, 2027	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday/New Year’s Day”
Mon.-Tue., Jan. 4-5, 2027	2	“Professional Learning Day/No Students,” then “Teacher Planning Day/No Students”
Mon., Jan. 18, 2027	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday/Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
Fri., Feb. 12, 2027	1	“Professional Learning Day/No Students”
Mon., Feb. 15, 2027*	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday/Inclement Weather Make-Up Day”
Fri., March 5, 2027	1	“Teacher Planning Day/No Students”
Mon.-Fri., March 8-12, 2027	5	“Student/Teacher Holiday”
Fri., March 26, 2027	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday”
Fri., April 30, 2027*	1	“Student/Teacher Holiday/Inclement Weather Make-Up Day”

That is 36 weekdays off, 34 without the two make-up days. The count checks out against the district’s total: there are 207 weekdays from Aug. 11, 2026 to May 26, 2027, and 207 minus 36 is 171, the “Total Days of Instruction” the calendar prints. Five days are early release rather than days off: Sept. 24 and Feb. 11 for elementary, Dec. 17 for middle and high school, Dec. 18 for all students and May 25 for middle and high school.

When does Fort Bend ISD winter break start and end?

The calendar lists “Student/Teacher Holiday/Winter Break” for Dec. 21-31, 2026, then New Year’s Day on Friday, Jan. 1, 2027. Monday, Jan. 4 is a “Professional Learning Day/No Students” and Tuesday, Jan. 5 is a “Teacher Planning Day/No Students.” Wednesday, Jan. 6 is the “First Day of Classes 2nd Semester.”

Students are therefore off for 12 weekdays, Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, which is our arithmetic from those four entries. Counting the weekends on both sides, that is 18 days from Saturday, Dec. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 5. The last classes before the break are early release: Dec. 17 for middle and high school and Dec. 18 for all students. Mark the break on the December 2026 calendar.

What are the Fort Bend ISD spring break dates for 2027?

The district’s calendar does not use the words “spring break.” It lists “Student/Teacher Holiday” for Monday, March 8 through Friday, March 12, 2027, and the fourth nine weeks begins Monday, March 15. Friday, March 5 is a teacher planning day with no students, so students are out from Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 14, which is 10 days counting weekends.

Friday, March 26 is a separate “Student/Teacher Holiday.” The calendar does not name it. Easter Sunday is March 28, 2027, so it is the Friday of Easter weekend. See both weeks on the March 2027 calendar.

What are the Fort Bend ISD inclement weather make-up days?

Two holidays carry the label “Inclement Weather Make-Up Day”: Monday, Feb. 15 and Friday, April 30, 2027. On the calendar both are “Student/Teacher Holiday,” so they are days off unless the district decides otherwise. The PDF does not say how or when the district would announce a change.

The district also says it “reserves the right to revise the calendar, pending Board approval.” The PDF is titled “Updated 9/28/26,” and the footer says “Board Approved 09/28/26.” It gives no reason for the revision.

When is the last day of school at Fort Bend ISD?

Wednesday, May 26, 2027 is listed as “Last day of School; Early Release for All Students.” May 25 is early release for middle and high school. Thursday, May 27 and Friday, May 28 are “Teacher Work Day/No Students,” so they are not school days for students. Monday, May 31 is “District Office and Campuses Closed/Memorial Day.”

The PDF does not print dismissal times. It lists the minutes in an operational day: 440 for a full day, and on early-release days 240 for elementary, 270 for middle school and 245 for high school.

How many days of instruction does Fort Bend ISD have in 2026-27?

The calendar totals 171 days of instruction for elementary, middle and high school, 187 teacher contract days and 440 operational minutes per full day. The grading table splits them like this.

Period	Dates	Days
1st nine weeks	Aug. 11-Oct. 8, 2026	41
2nd nine weeks	Oct. 19-Dec. 18, 2026	40
First semester	Aug. 11-Dec. 18, 2026	81
3rd nine weeks	Jan. 6-March 4, 2027	39
4th nine weeks	March 15-May 26, 2027	51
Second semester	Jan. 6-May 26, 2027	90

The first day of classes was Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026.

How does Fort Bend ISD compare with Houston, Katy and Cy-Fair?

Using the dates in our stories on Houston ISD, Katy ISD and Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (Cy-Fair), each from that district’s own calendar:

District	Thanksgiving	Winter break	March week off	Last day
Fort Bend ISD	Nov. 23-27	Dec. 21-31, plus Jan. 1 and two no-student days; back Jan. 6	March 8-12	May 26, 2027
Houston ISD	Nov. 23-27	Dec. 21-31, plus Jan. 1 and a Jan. 4 staff day	March 8-12	May 28, 2027
Katy ISD	Nov. 23-27	Dec. 21-Jan. 1; back Jan. 5	March 8-12	May 26, 2027
Cy-Fair ISD	Nov. 23-27	Dec. 21-Jan. 1; back Jan. 5	March 15-19	May 27, 2027

Fort Bend shares its March week with Houston and Katy and its last day with Katy. Fort Bend students return Jan. 6, a day after Katy and Cy-Fair students (Jan. 5).

Print the Fort Bend ISD calendar

The free printable fits the first day, breaks, holidays, no-student days, early-release days, the two make-up days and the last day on one page, with space for conferences and picture day. The district can revise its calendar, as the Sept. 28 update shows. Check the Calendar page before you book travel, and use the printable school-year calendar to plan around it.