Houston ISD released its 2020-21 academic calendar on Feb. 17. The school year begins on Aug. 24 and ends the following May 28, before Memorial Day.
Key dates:
First day of school — Aug. 24, 2020
Labor Day — Sept. 7, 2020


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Houston ISD released its 2020-21 academic calendar on Feb. 17. The school year begins on Aug. 24 and ends the following May 28, before Memorial Day.
Key dates:
First day of school — Aug. 24, 2020
Labor Day — Sept. 7, 2020
Fall Holiday — Sept. 28, 2020
Teacher service day — Oct. 21, 2020
Thanksgiving — Nov. 23-27, 2020
Winter Break — Dec. 21, 2020-Jan. 1, 2021
First day of Spring classes — Jan. 5, 2021
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — Jan. 18, 2021
Teacher service day — Feb. 24, 2021
Spring Break — March 15-19, 2021
Chavez-Huerta Day — March 29, 2021
Spring Holiday — April 2, 2021
Memorial Day — May, 31 2021
Last day of school — May 28, 2021
Editor's note: This article was updated to correct an error in an earlier version.






