School Calendars for Districts in the San Antonio Area, 2018–19 Edition

 
As you make plans for summer, you need to know when your kids go back to school. Here is a roundup of school district calendars for the San Antonio area. Print one out and stick it on your refrigerator.
 
  • 2018–19 school year calendar
  • First day of school: August 30, 2018 for middle school and high school; September 4, 2018 for elementary school
  • Last day of school: June 6, 2019
Select public charter schools:

Looking for last year’s calendars? Visit the 2017–18 edition of this guide. Or, looking for a calendar that’s not listed here? ESC Region 20 (based in San Antonio) has links to more public school districts, including public charter schools. We may also have some readers in ESC Region 13 (based in Austin), which lists ISDs and public charter schools within its boundaries. 

What do you notice from this list of schools? For one thing, our region has so many school districts. Also, some calendars have longer school years and start earlier than they used to. Several local ISDs (marked with *) have District of Innovation status, which (among other things) gives them more flexibility in setting school calendars. Edgewood ISD, Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD, and South San Antonio ISD recently joined the ranks of local DOIs.
 
What determines the length of the school year? HB 2610 (84 R) set the school year at a minimum of 75,600 minutes. Final say lies with each school board, and you can take your concerns to them, at meetings or on election day.

Do you have a suggestion or correction? Please leave a comment below to let us know. We hope this list of calendars is a helpful resource for you. 

Inga Cotton
Inga is passionate about parent-driven education: helping parents be the best advocates for their children, finding the right schools (or homeschooling resources), and enjoying San Antonio's variety of arts and cultural events for families. She was born in California but has called Texas home since high school. She works part time as a lawyer and also blogs at San Antonio Charter Moms. Her eight-year-old son, F.T., and five-year-old daughter, G.N., attend a public charter school in the heart of the city. She married a techie and is a bit of a geek herself.