Waxahachie ISD Calendar 2025-2026
The Waxahachie ISD calendar for the 2025-2026 school year provides all the necessary dates for students, parents, and staff. The calendar includes important information such as employee planning days, school holidays, and recess periods. Here's a detailed overview to help you plan your academic year.
Key Dates
- First Student Day: August 13, 2025
- Last Student Day: May 20, 2026
- Thanksgiving Break: November 24, 2025 – November 28, 2025
- Holiday Break: December 22, 2025 – January 2, 2026
- Spring Break: March 9, 2026 – March 13, 2026
- End of Semester 1: December 19, 2025
- Semester 2 Begins: January 7, 2026
Note: This calendar page is created based on information from the official website Waxahachie ISD
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Waxahachie ISD Calendar 2025-2026
August
- August 4–12 – Professional Day
- August 5 – Convocation
- August 13 – First student day
- August 13 – Grading Period 1 begins
September
- September 1 – Labor Day
- September 15 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
- September 26 – Grading Period 1 ends
- September 29 – Grading Period 2 begins
October
- October 10 – Parent/Teacher Conferences
- October 13 – Fair day
- October 27 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
- October 31 – Grading Period 2 ends
November
- November 3 – Grading Period 3 begins
- November 21 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
- November 24–28 – Thanksgiving Break
December
- December 19 – End of semester 1/Grading Period 3 ends
- December 22–31 – Holiday Break
January
- January 1–2 – Holiday Break
- January 5 – Staff professional work day
- January 6 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
- January 7 – Semester 2 begins/Grading Period 4 begins
- January 19 – Martin Luther King Jr.
February
- February 13 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
- February 16 – Presidents Day
- February 20 – Grading Period 4 ends
- February 23 – Grading Period 5 begins
March
- March 9–13 – Spring Break
- March 16 – District Deep Dive/Professional Learning
April
- April 3 – Good Friday
- April 10 – Grading Period 5 ends
- April 13 – Grading Period 6 begins
May
- May 20 – Last student day
- May 21 – Professional work day for staff
- May 22 – Professional work day for staff
- May 25 – Memorial Day
- May 26 – Professional work day/Staff exchange day
- May 27 – Professional work day/Staff exchange day
Learn More About Waxahachie ISD
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Early release for Junior High Campuses is at 11:30 a.m.
Early release for Turner Pre-K is at 11:55 a.m.
Early release for Elementary Campuses is at 12:05 p.m.
Early release for High School Campuses is at 12:40 p.m.
There are 166 full student days.
There are 2 half student days.
The total number of instructional minutes is 76,840.
The required number of instructional minutes is 75,600.
There are 187 teacher days.
The first semester has 82 student days.
Plan Ahead with the Waxahachie ISD Calendar
Stay organized with the Waxahachie ISD 2025-2026 calendar. Whether you're a student or a parent, this calendar will help you keep track of important dates such as school holidays, planning days, and breaks. Be sure to bookmark this page for quick access to important updates throughout the school year.