{"id":400152,"date":"2026-08-07T10:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400152\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T10:54:08","slug":"when-does-school-start-heres-when-houston-area-districts-return-for-the-2026-27-school-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/400152\/","title":{"rendered":"When does school start? Here\u2019s when Houston-area districts return for the 2026-27 school year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Summer break is winding down, and students across the Houston area will soon be heading back to the classroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Several school districts begin classes during the second week of August, while others won\u2019t welcome students back until later in the month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Here\u2019s a look at when some of the largest school districts in the Houston area return for the 2026-27 school year.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, Aug. 10Tuesday, Aug. 11<\/p>\n<p>Fort Bend ISD <\/p>\n<p>Lamar CISD <\/p>\n<p>Stafford MSD <\/p>\n<p>Waller ISD <\/p>\n<p>Wednesday, Aug. 12<\/p>\n<p>Aldine ISD <\/p>\n<p>Alief ISD <\/p>\n<p>Channelview ISD <\/p>\n<p>Clear Creek ISD <\/p>\n<p>Conroe ISD <\/p>\n<p>Cy-Fair ISD <\/p>\n<p>Deer Park ISD <\/p>\n<p>Galena Park ISD <\/p>\n<p>Goose Creek CISD <\/p>\n<p>Huffman ISD <\/p>\n<p>Humble ISD <\/p>\n<p>Katy ISD <\/p>\n<p>Klein ISD <\/p>\n<p>Pasadena ISD <\/p>\n<p>Sheldon ISD <\/p>\n<p>Spring ISD <\/p>\n<p>Thursday, Aug. 13<\/p>\n<p>Dayton ISD <\/p>\n<p>La Porte ISD <\/p>\n<p>Spring Branch ISD <\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, Aug. 18Wednesday, Aug. 19Already back in class<\/p>\n<p>New Caney ISD \u2013 Thursday, Aug. 6 <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/07\/texas-tax-free-weekend-is-here-what-you-can-buy-and-how-much-you-can-save\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Tax-Free weekend is here: What you can buy and how much you can save<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back-to-school reminders<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">As students return to school, drivers are reminded to slow down in school zones, watch for children crossing the street and stop for school buses when required by law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Families should also prepare for heavier traffic during morning and afternoon commutes, especially near campuses and along major roadways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">With students heading back to class over the next two weeks, parents are encouraged to check with their child\u2019s school for campus-specific schedules, bus routes and any orientation or meet-the-teacher events before the first day.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 bTVksG\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer break is winding down, and students across the Houston area will soon be heading back to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400153,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[43474,56,58,57,139629,4663,2360,1049,3731],"class_list":["post-400152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-back-to-school","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-houston-school-districts","tag-parents","tag-school","tag-students","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400152","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=400152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/400152\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=400152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=400152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=400152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}