Houston ISD’s Spring 2025 calendar; testing dates, upcoming holidays

HOUSTON – Winter break may just be starting for Houston ISD staff and students, but preparations are already underway for the next school year.

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For example, shortly after returning from winter break, students will take the next round of Northwest Evaluation Association’s Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) exams

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Until then, here’s a look at HISD’s Spring semester calendar with upcoming holidays and testing dates.

January 2025

• January 7: Students return to school
• January 14 - 16: MAP Growth exams
• January 20: Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No Classes)
• January 22- 24: STAAR Interim testing (Algebra, English, English II)
• January 26: Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0

February 2025

• February 12: School choice application lottery; Phase 1 applications due
• February 14: Staff Development Day (No Classes)
• February 17: President’s Day (No Classes)

March 2025

• March 10 - 14: Spring Break (No Classes)
• March 26: ACT Exams
• March 31: Chavez Huerta Day (No Classes)

April 2025

• April 2: SAT Testing
• April 10: STAAR EOC for English and RLA
• April 15: STARR EOC for English II and RLA
• April 16: STAAR EOC for 8th grade Science, MS Biology, and U.S. History
• April 18: Spring Holiday
• April 22: STAAR Exam 5th grade Science
• April 23: STAAR EOC Biology, 8th grade Social Studies
• April 24: STAAR Math exams (3rd - 5th grade)
• April 29: STAAR Math Exams (6th - 8th grade), MS Algebra I, and EOC Algebra I

May 2025

• May 2: Staff Development Day (No Classes)
• May 5 - 16: AP Exams
• May 20 - 22: MAP Growth exams
• May 26: Memorial Day (No Classes)
• May 28: Texas Success Initiative Assessment 2.0

June 2025

• June 4: Last day of instruction for students