The Humble ISD 2026-2027 District Calendar was approved at the Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026. The first day of school for students will be Wednesday, August 12, 2026, and the last day of school for students will be Friday, May 28, 2027.
2026-2027 District Calendar
Humble ISD staff and students have had weeklong breaks scheduled in October and February since the 2019-2020 school year. Since Humble ISD implemented these breaks, other school districts in the Houston area followed the practice. The approved 2026-2027 calendar continues to include October and February breaks in addition to the traditional Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring Breaks.
The approved calendar meets state requirements, ensuring that students receive at least 75,600 minutes of instruction and that teachers have a total of 187 workdays. Teachers expressed a preference for having staff workdays (inservice days) before school starts rather than at the end of the year, so the calendar features eight staff workdays before school begins and two after it ends.
FAQ: Why can't teachers start back in August? Why can’t teachers get out in May?
Answer: The district aims to start the school year in August and end in May but state standards specify the number of workdays for teachers. With the planned breaks during the school year, teachers need to return on July 31, 2026, and have their last day on June 2, 2027 in order to meet 187 teacher days.
FAQ: What potential changes may occur in the coming years?
Answer: With the recent passage of House Bill 8, students during the 2027–2028 school year will no longer take STAAR in April. Instead, they will take shorter state tests spread throughout the year. To build a calendar for 2027–2028, Humble ISD will need more guidance from TEA on when those assessments will occur. Having state tests throughout the school year could affect the 2027-2028 academic calendar.