Northwest ISD Calendar 2026-27: Thanksgiving Break Nov. 23-27

Northwest Independent School District (ISD) students have no school Nov. 23-27, 2026, Dec. 21, 2026 to Jan. 5, 2027, and March 15-22, 2027, by the district’s 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar at nisdtx.org. This is Northwest ISD in Justin, Texas, in the Fort Worth area, not Northside ISD in San Antonio, which has its own calendar story. The last day of school is Friday, May 21, 2027.

The district PDF says “*Calendar is subject to change.” nisdtx.org announced on Jan. 13, 2026 that the Board of Trustees approved the calendars for 2026-2027 and 2027-2028; the post gives no approval date. Every date below comes from the district PDF.

Northwest 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 for students	Weekdays off	Students return
Thanksgiving week	Mon., Nov. 23 to Fri., Nov. 27, 2026	5	Mon., Nov. 30
Winter break	Mon., Dec. 21, 2026 to Tue., Jan. 5, 2027	12	Wed., Jan. 6, 2027
Spring break	Mon., March 15 to Fri., March 19, 2027, plus Mon., March 22	6	Tue., March 23

Plan the week on the November 2026 calendar. For neighbors, see the Keller ISD calendar and the Fort Worth ISD calendar.

Which Northwest ISD days are off for students?

Every student holiday on the calendar. The PDF legend says “Students do not report to school” on student holidays.

Date	Weekday	What the district lists
Sept. 7, 2026	Monday	Labor Day student-staff holiday
Oct. 9, 2026	Friday	Student holiday, teacher flex
Oct. 12, 2026	Monday	Student holiday, teacher planning
Nov. 2, 2026	Monday	Student-staff holiday
Nov. 3, 2026	Tuesday	Student holiday, teacher professional learning
Nov. 23-24, 2026	Monday-Tuesday	Student holiday, teacher flex
Nov. 25-27, 2026	Wednesday-Friday	Student-staff holiday
Dec. 21-31, 2026	Monday-Thursday	Student-staff holiday
Jan. 1, 2027	Friday	Student-staff holiday
Jan. 4-5, 2027	Monday-Tuesday	Student holiday, teacher professional learning
Jan. 18, 2027	Monday	Student-staff holiday
Feb. 12, 2027	Friday	Student-staff holiday
Feb. 15, 2027	Monday	Student holiday, teacher planning
March 5, 2027	Friday	Student holiday, teacher professional learning
March 15-19, 2027	Monday-Friday	Spring break
March 22, 2027	Monday	Student holiday, teacher planning
March 26, 2027	Friday	Student and staff holiday
April 23, 2027	Friday	Student holiday, teacher flex

That is 34 weekdays off: 1 in September, 2 in October, 2 in early November, 5 for Thanksgiving week, 12 for winter break, 1 in January after the break, 2 in February, 1 on March 5, 6 for spring break and the Monday after, 1 on March 26 and 1 on April 23. The PDF does not name Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents Day or Good Friday; by date, Jan. 18 is the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, Feb. 15 is the Presidents Day Monday and March 26 is the Friday before Easter, March 28, 2027 (our reading).

When do Northwest ISD students return after winter break?

Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2027. The district lists Dec. 21-31 and Jan. 1 as student-staff holidays and Jan. 4-5 as student holidays with teacher professional learning. It marks Jan. 6 as the beginning of the third quarter.

Which long weekends does Northwest ISD have this year?

Four stretches come from the calendar’s own dates.

Stretch	Days off	Why
Fri., Oct. 9 to Mon., Oct. 12, 2026	4 days	Two student holidays
Sat., Oct. 31 to Tue., Nov. 3, 2026	4 days	Student-staff holiday, then a student holiday
Fri., Feb. 12 to Mon., Feb. 15, 2027	4 days	Student-staff holiday, then a student holiday
Fri., March 26 to Sun., March 28, 2027	3 days	Student and staff holiday

Does Northwest ISD have early release days?

The calendar marks two: Friday, Dec. 18, 2026, the end of the second quarter, and Friday, May 21, 2027, the last day of school. The district lists these early release end times:

Campus type	Early release end time
Hicks Early Childhood Center	12:10 p.m.
Elementary school	11:45 a.m.
Middle school	12:55 p.m.
High school	12:30 p.m.
Steele Early College High School	12:20 p.m.
Special Programs Center	12:30 p.m.

When does the Northwest ISD school year start and end?

Students start Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, after staff professional learning Aug. 3-11. The last day of school is Friday, May 21, 2027, the end of the fourth quarter. The calendar lists State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) testing for Dec. 1-11, 2026 and April 6-30, 2027. It does not list graduation dates. District offices are closed May 28 and 31, after the last day.

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.