2026-27 Academic Calendar
Key dates, holidays, and events for S T E P - C O R E.
School at a Glance
Upcoming events & academic holidaysAUG
19
First Day for Students
SEP
7
Student & Staff Holiday/Labor Day
SEP
21
Student Holiday/Staff Development/Yom Kippur
OCT
9
Student Holiday/Staff Development
OCT
12
Student Holiday/Staff Development/Elementary Conferences/Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day
OCT
19
Student & Staff Holiday/YOU Day
NOV
23
Student & Staff Holiday/Fall Break (Start)
DEC
17
Last Day of Classes/First Semester Ends
DEC
18
Student Holiday/Teacher Work Day
DEC
21
Student & Staff Holiday/Winter Break (Start)
JAN
1
Student & Staff Holiday/New Year's Day
JAN
4
Student Holiday/Staff Development
JAN
18
Student & Staff Holiday/Martin Luther King Jr. Day
FEB
12
Student Holiday/Staff Development
FEB
15
Student & Staff Holiday/YOU Day/Presidents' Day
MAR
10
Student Holiday/Staff Development/Eid al-Fitr
MAR
15
Student/Staff Holiday/Spring Break (Start)
MAR
26
Student & Staff Holiday/Good Friday
MAY
27
Last Day of Classes/Second Semester Ends
MAY
28
Teacher Work Day
MAY
31
Staff Holiday/Memorial Day
Standardized Test Dates
Upcoming national, state, and school calendar dates that affect students at S T E P - C O R E.
National Tests
August 1, 2026 – November 30, 2026
ISEE — Fall Testing Season
August 3, 2026 – June 30, 2027
SSAT — Flex Testing
August 22, 2026
SAT — National
August 28, 2026
SAT — National
September 1, 2026
ACT — National
September 1, 2026
SAT — National
State Assessments
November 30, 2026 – December 11, 2026
STAAR — Fall EOC
February 15, 2027 – March 26, 2027
TELPAS
February 15, 2027 – March 26, 2027
TELPAS Alternate
March 15, 2027 – April 16, 2027
STAAR — Alternate 2
March 15, 2027 – April 16, 2027
STAAR Alternate 2
April 5, 2027 – April 16, 2027
STAAR — Reading Language Arts and English EOC