Parkland Elementary School

Mascot: Toreros
Ysleta ISD
El Paso, Texas

Wear Orange for Kindness Day
November 13, 2026 · Parkland Elementary School
Students and staff are invited to wear orange in celebration of Kindness Day, standing together to spread kindness and compassion

Thanksgiving Luncheon
November 18, 2026 · Parkland Elementary School, 6330 Deer Ave, El Paso, TX 79924
The school invites all parents to join their child for a special Thanksgiving luncheon to share a meal and celebrate the season of gratitude (time not published)

Veterans Day / District Holiday
November 11, 2026 · All campuses
No school — district holiday.

Thanksgiving Break
November 23–27, 2026 · All campuses
No school — Thanksgiving break.

STAAR / EOC Testing
December 1–3, 2026 · District-wide
State testing window on the district calendar; it falls mainly on secondary campuses but is a district-calendar date in the window.

Early Release / End of 1st Semester
December 18, 2026 · All campuses
Early release; students dismissed after a 4-hour half day (exact dismissal time not published on the calendar). End of the 2nd nine weeks / 1st semester.

Winter Break
December 21, 2026 – January 1, 2027 · All campuses
No school — winter break.

Professional Development (no students)
January 4, 2027 · All campuses
Staff professional development day; students do not report.

First Day of 2nd Semester / Students Report
January 5, 2027 · All campuses
Students return and the second semester begins.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day / District Holiday
January 18, 2027 · All campuses
No school — district holiday.