# Grand Prairie Independent School District calendar 2026-27: no-school days, breaks, early release

Next day off and break: Fall Break, Friday, October 9 to Tuesday, October 13.

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- [Official 2026–27 printable PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1775721500/grandprairieisd/ho4ppyb35a3skt7e99su/Final2026-2027Calendar.pdf)
- [Official 2027–28 printable PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1765684149/grandprairieisd/grandprairieisd/wzaz28z3sqrwjzffrkpb/Final2027-2028Calendar.pdf)

## 2026–27 student dates

- July 1 to 3: Unified closure. Students are off during the district's unified closure.
- July 4: Independence Day. Independence Day.
- July 6: Non-school day. Marked as a non-school day.
- August 11: First day of school and grading period begins. First student day and beginning of the first nine-week period.
- September 7: Labor Day. Students do not attend for Labor Day.
- October 8: First grading period ends. The first nine-week grading period ends.
- October 9 to 13: Fall Break. Students are off for Fall Break, which includes Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 12.
- October 12: Indigenous Peoples' Day. Indigenous Peoples' Day is listed during Fall Break; students are off for the break.
- October 14: Grading period begins. The next nine-week grading period begins.
- November 2 to 3: No school. Students do not attend November 2 or 3. November 2 is professional development; November 3 is AM professional development and a PM teacher work day.
- November 23 to 27: Thanksgiving Break. Students are off for Thanksgiving Break.
- December 18: Grading period and first semester end. The second nine-week grading period and first semester end.
- December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027: Winter Break. Students are off for Winter Break through January 1.
- January 4 to 5: No school. Students do not attend January 4 or 5. January 4 is professional development; January 5 is a teacher work day.
- January 6: Second semester and grading period begin. The second semester and third nine-week grading period begin.
- January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Students do not attend for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- February 15: Non-school day. Students are off on this non-school day.
- March 11: Grading period ends. The third nine-week grading period ends.
- March 12: No school. Students do not attend; professional development is scheduled.
- March 15 to 19: Spring Break. Students are off for Spring Break.
- March 22: Grading period begins. The fourth nine-week grading period begins.
- March 26: Non-school day. Students are off on this non-school day.
- April 19: Inclement weather day. Listed as an inclement weather day and not included in the printed student-day total for the fourth grading period.
- May 27: Last day of school and grading period ends. Last student day; the fourth nine-week grading period ends.
- May 28: No school. Teacher work day; students do not attend.
- May 31: Non-school day. Students are off on this non-school day.
- June 17: Non-school day. Marked as a non-school day.
- June 19: Juneteenth. Juneteenth.

Source: [Official 2026–27 PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1775721500/grandprairieisd/ho4ppyb35a3skt7e99su/Final2026-2027Calendar.pdf). Checked October 7, 2026.

## 2027–28 student dates

- July 4: Independence Day. Independence Day.
- July 5 to 9: Unified Closure. Non-school day / unified closure.
- August 10: First day of school; first nine weeks begins. First day of school and beginning of the first nine-week period.
- September 6: Labor Day. Non-school day for Labor Day.
- October 7: First nine weeks ends. End of the first nine-week period.
- October 8 to 12: Fall Break. Fall Break; Indigenous Peoples' Day is also listed within the break on October 11.
- October 13: Second nine weeks begins. Beginning of the second nine-week period.
- November 1: No school. Students do not attend; professional development day.
- November 2: No school. Students do not attend; AM professional development and PM teacher work day.
- November 22 to 26: Thanksgiving Break. Thanksgiving Break.
- December 17: Second nine weeks and first semester end. End of the second nine-week period and first semester.
- December 20 to 31: Winter Break. Winter Break.
- January 3 to 4: No school. Students do not attend January 3-4. January 3 is professional development; January 4 is a teacher work day.
- January 5: Third nine weeks and second semester begin. Beginning of the second semester and third nine-week period.
- January 17: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Non-school day for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
- February 14: No school. Non-school day.
- March 9: Third nine weeks ends. End of the third nine-week period.
- March 10: No school. Students do not attend; professional development day.
- March 13 to 17: Spring Break. Spring Break.
- March 20: Fourth nine weeks begins. Beginning of the fourth nine-week period.
- April 14: No school. Non-school day.
- May 25: Last day of school; fourth nine weeks and second semester end. Last day of school; end of the fourth nine-week period and second semester.
- May 29: No school. Non-school day.
- June 19: Juneteenth. Juneteenth; the date is marked as a non-school day on the calendar.

Source: [Official 2027–28 PDF](https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1765684149/grandprairieisd/grandprairieisd/wzaz28z3sqrwjzffrkpb/Final2027-2028Calendar.pdf). Checked October 7, 2026.

This page is an independent convenience copy. Grand Prairie Independent School District's PDFs remain the source of truth, and dates can change after publication.

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