December 6, 2025

When’s the first day of school for Fort Worth-area schools? Here are the dates

It’s almost time to break open new school supplies.

Public schools across Fort Worth will soon start the 2025-26 academic year, with classes beginning Aug. 4 through Aug. 14.

Here’s when traditional public schools and charter schools in the city are scheduled to begin:


Aug. 4:

Ignite Community School


Aug. 6:

Uplift Education


Aug. 7:

Trinity Basin Preparatory


Aug. 11:

Castleberry ISD

,

IDEA Public Schools

,

Everman ISD

,

Texas Center for Arts and Academics

(Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and Texas School of the Arts)


Aug. 12:

Crowley ISD

,

Fort Worth ISD

,

Lake Worth ISD

,

Great Hearts North Texas


Aug. 13:

Aledo ISD

,

Burleson ISD

,

Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD

,

Harmony Public Schools

,

Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD

,

Keller ISD

,

Newman International Academy

,

Northwest ISD

,

White Settlement ISD


Aug. 14:

Basis Benbrook

,

International Leadership of Texas


Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at

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