{"id":398641,"date":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/398641\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T20:30:08","slug":"houston-isd-students-to-begin-2026-27-school-year-aug-10-heights-river-oaks-montrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/398641\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston ISD students to begin 2026-27 school year Aug. 10 | Heights – River Oaks – Montrose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston ISD<\/a> students will be welcomed back to campuses Aug. 10, but families might have a few tasks left to complete before the start of the 2026-27 school year.<\/p>\n

The big picture<\/p>\n

New HISD students must be enrolled, while the Annual Student Update must be completed for returning students, according to HISD\u2019s website<\/a>. To enroll new students, items needed are:<\/p>\n

The student\u2019s birth certificateA parent\/guardian\u2019s IDProof of gradeProof of addressVaccination records<\/p>\n

To re-enroll returning students, HISD needs:<\/p>\n

Updated primary contact informationEmergency contacts<\/p>\n

For more information on the enrollment process, contact [email\u00a0protected]<\/a> or visit www.houstonisd.org\/schools-academics\/student-enrollment<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind<\/p>\n

Thirty-three Houston ISD schools will not automatically<\/a> serve free lunch and breakfast to all students during the 2026-27 school year, but individual students at the campuses may still qualify to receive the service, as previously reported by Community Impact.<\/p>\n

Applications for HISD\u2019s School Nutrition Meal Application opened July 22 and are open to students attending one of the 33 schools not participating in the federal Community Eligibility Provision, according to HISD\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Qualifying for free or reduced-price meals depends on household incomes and federal eligibility, according to HISD\u2019s website. Families are encouraged to apply for their student, regardless of whether they believe they will qualify.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the School Nutrition Meal Application, visit www.houstonisd.org\/families-students\/nutrition-services\/student-meals-overview<\/a>. For help filling out an application, contact 713-491-5944 or [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mapping it out<\/p>\n

HISD school buses will shuttle students back and forth between home and school, usually if they live more than 2 miles from their zoned school, according to HISD\u2019s website<\/a>. Some exceptions exist, and students can be bussed if they qualify, such as:<\/p>\n

If a student must walk a route HISD officials have deemed dangerousIf a student attends a school that isn\u2019t their zoned campus because of overenrollment, and they live 2 or more miles from campusIf a student is enrolled at a school to access a specialized program, such as a unique special education program or language program, and lives 2 or more miles from campus<\/p>\n

Parents or guardians can fill out a Transportation Survey here<\/a> to have their child be considered for bus pickup and drop-off.<\/p>\n

For more information on bussing, visit www.houstonisd.org\/families-students\/transportation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston ISD students will be welcomed back to campuses Aug. 10, but families might have a few tasks…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398642,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[116049,104277,139931,139937,139935,139938,116048,139934,139939,139933,116047,116046,139936,56,58,1686,139932,116044,57,139941,139940],"class_list":["post-398641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-community-eligibility-provision","tag-hisd-2026-27-school-year","tag-hisd-back-to-school","tag-hisd-bus-application","tag-hisd-bus-routes","tag-hisd-enrollment","tag-hisd-free-student-meals","tag-hisd-new-school-year-2026","tag-hisd-returning-students-enroll","tag-hisd-school-start-2026","tag-hisd-schools-not-serving-free-meals","tag-hisd-schools-without-free-lunch","tag-hisd-transportation","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-isd","tag-houston-isd-back-to-school-2026-27","tag-houston-isd-free-lunch","tag-houston-news","tag-new-student-enrollment-hisd","tag-re-enroll-houston-isd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398641"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398641\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}