Keller ISD Calendar 2026-27: Winter Break Dec. 21-Jan. 5

Keller Independent School District (KISD) students have no school Nov. 23-27, 2026, Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 5, 2027, and March 15-19, 2027, by the district’s 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar, linked from kellerisd.net. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027, an early release day. The Oct. 9-16 fall break has passed, so Thanksgiving break is next.

The district PDF prints no issue date. Community Impact reported on Dec. 30, 2025 that the board “unanimously approved its academic calendar for the 2026-27 school year” at its Dec. 18 regular meeting, and that “KISD also has two instructional days that could be used in the event of bad weather.” The calendar itself does not name those days. The dates below come from the district PDF, not from news summaries.

Keller ISD breaks in 2026-27

Weekdays off are our count from the district’s dates. Return days are our reading, since the calendar marks no closure on them.

Break	No school	Weekdays off	Students return
Fall break	Fri., Oct. 9 (student holiday), then Mon., Oct. 12 to Fri., Oct. 16, 2026	6	Mon., Oct. 19
Thanksgiving break	Mon., Nov. 23 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Mon., Jan. 4, 2027, plus Tue., Jan. 5	12	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027
Spring break	Fri., March 12 (student holiday), then Mon., March 15 to Fri., March 19, 2027	6	Mon., March 22

Plan the week on the November 2026 calendar. For neighboring districts, see the Fort Worth ISD calendar and the Arlington ISD calendar.

When do Keller ISD students return after winter break?

By our reading, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027. The district lists Dec. 21-31 and Jan. 1-4 as district holidays (winter break) and Jan. 5 as a student holiday (a teacher work day). It marks nothing on Jan. 6; that date is the start of a grading-period bracket on the calendar. A Community Impact summary lists winter break as “Dec. 21, 2026-Jan. 6, 2027,” which differs from the PDF, so confirm the first day back with the district before you book travel.

Which Keller ISD days are off for students?

Every holiday, early release and key date on the district calendar, with weekdays from our calendar check.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Aug. 3-11, 2026	Monday-Tuesday	Teacher prep and professional learning
Aug. 12, 2026	Wednesday	First day of school
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	District holiday (Labor Day)
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Student holiday (teacher work day)
Oct. 12-16, 2026	Monday-Friday	District holiday (fall break)
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Student holiday (professional development)
Nov. 23-27, 2026	Monday-Friday	District holiday (Thanksgiving)
Dec. 17, 2026	Thursday	Early release (Grades 9-12)
Dec. 18, 2026	Friday	Early release (all schools)
Dec. 21-31, 2026	Monday-Thursday	District holiday (winter break)
Jan. 1-4, 2027	Friday-Monday	District holiday (winter break)
Jan. 5, 2027	Tuesday	Student holiday (teacher work day)
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	District holiday (Martin Luther King Jr. Day)
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	Student holiday (professional development)
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	District holiday (Presidents Day)
March 12, 2027	Friday	Student holiday (teacher prep)
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	KISD holiday (spring break)
March 26-29, 2027	Friday-Monday	KISD holiday and student holiday (teacher work day)
April 23, 2027	Friday	District holiday
May 25, 2027	Tuesday	Early release (Grades 9-12)
May 26, 2027	Wednesday	Early release and last day of school
May 27, 2027	Thursday	Teacher prep day
May 30, 2027	Sunday	Graduation
May 31, 2027	Monday	Memorial Day
June 17, 2027	Thursday	District closed (Juneteenth observed)

Veterans Day, Nov. 11, is not marked as a holiday on the calendar. The calendar’s key also marks state and Advanced Placement (AP) assessment days, with no dates quoted here.

Which long weekends does Keller ISD have this year?

Three stretches come from the calendar’s own dates, counted by us.

Stretch	Days off	Why
Fri., Oct. 9 to Sun., Oct. 18, 2026	6 weekdays	Student holiday (teacher work day), then fall break
Fri., Feb. 12 to Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	4 days	Student holiday (professional development), then Presidents Day
Fri., March 26 to Mon., March 29, 2027	4 days	KISD holiday, then a student holiday (teacher work day)

March 26, 2027 is Good Friday. The district lists it only as a “KISD Holiday.”

Does Keller ISD have early release days?

Yes. Thursday, Dec. 17, 2026 is an early release day for Grades 9-12, and Friday, Dec. 18 is one for all schools, the last school day before winter break. In May, Tuesday, May 25, 2027 is early release for Grades 9-12 and Wednesday, May 26, the last day of school, is early release.

When does the Keller ISD school year start and end?

Students start Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after teachers’ prep days, Aug. 3-11. The last day of school is Wednesday, May 26, 2027. The free printable carries the dates on one page, and our printable school-year calendar page has more layouts. Compare other Texas districts in the winter break dates by school district.