IHSAA CLASSIFICATIONS
The IHSAA bases its classifications on school enrollment numbers from one year to inform the following school year’s assignments. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education.
The current athletic year’s BEDS enrollments are available to view below in a sortable and searchable format.
2020-21 Sport Classifications
Summer
OVERALL BEDS
2020-21 ATHLETIC YEAR based on 2019-20 ENROLLMENTS
Grades 9, 10, 11; Ties in enrollment by first alphabetical to larger class.
| # | School | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Waukee | 2267 |
| 2. | Valley, West Des Moines | 2192 |
| 3. | Des Moines, Lincoln | 1776 |
| 4. | Johnston | 1763 |
| 5. | Linn-Mar, Marion | 1702 |
| 6. | Southeast Polk | 1605 |
| 7. | Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1566 |
| 8. | Des Moines, East | 1560 |
| 9. | Waterloo, West | 1345 |
| 10. | Dubuque, Hempstead | 1337 |
| 11. | Ankeny | 1334 |
| 12. | Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1329 |
| 13. | Ankeny Centennial | 1321 |
| 14. | Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1312 |
| 15. | Sioux City, North | 1248 |
| 16. | Cedar Rapids, Jefferson | 1228 |
| 17. | Cedar Falls | 1226 |
| 18. | Iowa City, City High | 1175 |
| 19. | Bettendorf | 1166 |
| 20. | Davenport, Central | 1153 |
| 21. | Dubuque, Senior | 1149 |
| 22. | Davenport, West | 1140 |
| 23. | Marshalltown | 1135 |
| 24. | Sioux City, East | 1119 |
| 25. | Pleasant Valley | 1117 |
| 26. | Muscatine | 1109 |
| 27. | Iowa City, West | 1107 |
| 28. | Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1071 |
| 29. | Ames | 1046 |
| 30. | Cedar Rapids, Washington | 1034 |
| 31. | Des Moines, North | 1031 |
| 32. | Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1021 |
| 33. | Sioux City, West | 1018 |
| 34. | Urbandale | 986 |
| 35. | Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 975 |
| 36. | Ottumwa | 955 |
| 37. | Davenport, North | 929 |
| 38. | Fort Dodge | 844 |
| 39. | Indianola | 844 |
| 40. | Iowa City, Liberty | 843 |
| 41. | Mason City | 816 |
| 42. | Waterloo, East | 793 |
| 43. | Des Moines, Hoover | 783 |
| 44. | Burlington | 746 |
| 45. | Clinton | 730 |
| 46. | North Scott, Eldridge | 727 |
| 47. | Norwalk | 704 |
| 48. | Lewis Central | 677 |
| 49. | Epworth, Western Dubuque | 674 |
| 50. | Dallas Center-Grimes | 644 |
| 51. | Newton | 638 |
| 52. | Storm Lake | 597 |
| 53. | Denison-Schleswig | 584 |
| 54. | Waverly-Shell Rock | 565 |
| 55. | Pella | 535 |
| 56. | Spencer | 525 |
| 57. | Clear Creek-Amana | 523 |
| 58. | Marion | 523 |
| 59. | LeMars | 501 |
| 60. | Oskaloosa | 484 |
| 61. | Boone | 482 |
| 62. | Carlisle | 482 |
| 63. | Decorah | 472 |
| 64. | Bondurant-Farrar | 470 |
| 65. | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 454 |
| 66. | Glenwood | 452 |
| 67. | Mount Pleasant | 442 |
| 68. | Webster City | 435 |
| 69. | Fort Madison | 422 |
| 70. | ADM, Adel | 398 |
| 71. | Carroll | 397 |
| 72. | North Polk, Alleman | 397 |
| 73. | Keokuk | 392 |
| 74. | Winterset | 389 |
| 75. | Perry | 388 |
| 76. | Charles City | 387 |
| 77. | Central DeWitt | 385 |
| 78. | Harlan Community | 383 |
| 79. | Fairfield | 382 |
| 80. | Washington | 382 |
| 81. | Benton Community | 381 |
| 82. | Creston | 381 |
| 83. | Gilbert | 381 |
| 84. | Ballard | 379 |
| 85. | Grinnell | 378 |
| 86. | Wahlert, Dubuque | 378 |
| 87. | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 377 |
| 88. | West Delaware, Manchester | 375 |
| 89. | Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 369 |
| 90. | Assumption, Davenport | 366 |
| 91. | Humboldt | 365 |
| 92. | Knoxville | 365 |
| 93. | Nevada | 358 |
| 94. | Maquoketa | 357 |
| 95. | South Tama County, Tama | 353 |
| 96. | Vinton-Shellsburg | 352 |
| 97. | Center Point-Urbana | 348 |
| 98. | Solon | 346 |
| 99. | Independence | 339 |
| 100. | Saydel | 338 |
| 101. | MOC-Floyd Valley | 330 |
| 102. | Hampton-Dumont-Cal | 327 |
| 103. | Atlantic | 323 |
| 104. | Algona | 320 |
| 105. | Mount Vernon | 315 |
| 106. | Clear Lake | 314 |
| 107. | Sioux Center | 310 |
| 108. | Monticello | 301 |
| 109. | Clarke, Osceola | 300 |
| 110. | Centerville | 299 |
| 111. | Crestwood, Cresco | 296 |
| 112. | Estherville Lincoln Central | 295 |
| 113. | Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 294 |
| 114. | Williamsburg | 293 |
| 115. | Iowa Falls - Alden | 292 |
| 116. | Spirit Lake | 291 |
| 117. | Anamosa | 289 |
| 118. | Albia | 288 |
| 119. | West Liberty | 284 |
| 120. | Davis County, Bloomfield | 283 |
| 121. | Sheldon | 277 |
| 122. | Waukon | 274 |
| 123. | Oelwein | 272 |
| 124. | Greene County | 259 |
| 125. | Chariton | 256 |
| 126. | Forest City | 256 |
| 127. | New Hampton | 256 |
| 128. | Okoboji, Milford | 250 |
| 129. | North Fayette Valley | 247 |
| 130. | Central Lee, Donnellson | 246 |
| 131. | Cherokee, Washington | 244 |
| 132. | Roland-Story, Story City | 243 |
| 133. | PCM, Monroe | 242 |
| 134. | Union, LaPorte City | 242 |
| 135. | Red Oak | 241 |
| 136. | Tipton | 241 |
| 137. | Des Moines Christian | 239 |
| 138. | West Marshall, State Center | 239 |
| 139. | Clarinda | 233 |
| 140. | West Lyon, Inwood | 233 |
| 141. | Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont | 232 |
| 142. | Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 232 |
| 143. | Camanche | 231 |
| 144. | Shenandoah | 229 |
| 145. | Unity Christian, Orange City | 227 |
| 146. | OABCIG | 226 |
| 147. | Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 226 |
| 148. | West Burlington | 226 |
| 149. | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 222 |
| 150. | Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 219 |
| 151. | Osage | 214 |
| 152. | Panorama, Panora | 212 |
| 153. | Pocahontas Area | 210 |
| 154. | Emmetsburg | 209 |
| 155. | Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 207 |
| 156. | Northeast, Goose Lake | 205 |
| 157. | Louisa-Muscatine | 204 |
| 158. | Jesup | 202 |
| 159. | Dike-New Hartford | 201 |
| 160. | Eagle Grove | 200 |
| 161. | Treynor | 200 |
| 162. | Belmond-Klemme | 199 |
| 163. | Sibley-Ocheyedan | 195 |
| 164. | Underwood | 193 |
| 165. | Western Christian, Hull | 192 |
| 166. | Denver | 191 |
| 167. | Rock Valley | 191 |
| 168. | Cardinal, Eldon | 190 |
| 169. | West Central Valley, Stuart | 190 |
| 170. | West Sioux, Hawarden | 190 |
| 171. | South Hardin | 188 |
| 172. | Wilton | 187 |
| 173. | Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 186 |
| 174. | Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 186 |
| 175. | Missouri Valley | 184 |
| 176. | Woodward-Granger | 184 |
| 177. | Pella Christian | 183 |
| 178. | South Central Calhoun | 183 |
| 179. | South Hamilton, Jewell | 182 |
| 180. | East Marshall, LeGrand | 181 |
| 181. | Van Meter | 181 |
| 182. | ACGC | 180 |
| 183. | Interstate 35, Truro | 179 |
| 184. | West Branch | 179 |
| 185. | Sumner-Fredericksburg | 178 |
| 186. | Aplington-Parkersburg | 176 |
| 187. | Hinton | 176 |
| 188. | Cascade, Western Dubuque | 175 |
| 189. | Hudson | 175 |
| 190. | Mediapolis | 175 |
| 191. | MVAOCOU | 175 |
| 192. | East Sac County | 174 |
| 193. | Pekin | 173 |
| 194. | Boyden-Hull | 171 |
| 195. | Van Buren County | 171 |
| 196. | Central Decatur, Leon | 170 |
| 197. | Central Lyon, Rock Rapids | 167 |
| 198. | Colfax-Mingo | 167 |
| 199. | Durant | 167 |
| 200. | Pleasantville | 167 |
| 201. | Central Springs | 166 |
| 202. | Ridge View | 165 |
| 203. | Manson Northwest Webster | 164 |
| 204. | Bellevue | 163 |
| 205. | Postville | 161 |
| 206. | Regina, Iowa City | 159 |
| 207. | Woodward Academy | 158 |
| 208. | AHSTW, Avoca | 156 |
| 209. | Alta-Aurelia | 156 |
| 210. | Tri-Center, Neola | 156 |
| 211. | Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg | 153 |
| 212. | Lake Mills | 153 |
| 213. | MFL MarMac | 153 |
| 214. | North Linn, Troy Mills | 153 |
| 215. | North Union | 153 |
| 216. | Ogden | 153 |
| 217. | Grundy Center | 152 |
| 218. | IKM-Manning | 152 |
| 219. | Madrid | 152 |
| 220. | North Cedar, Stanwood | 152 |
| 221. | West Fork, Sheffield | 152 |
| 222. | South Winneshiek, Calmar | 151 |
| 223. | Danville | 150 |
| 224. | Lawton-Bronson | 149 |
| 225. | Mount Ayr | 148 |
| 226. | West Monona, Onawa | 148 |
| 227. | Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 147 |
| 228. | Nodaway Valley | 147 |
| 229. | Columbus Community, Columbus Community | 146 |
| 230. | Starmont | 146 |
| 231. | Alburnett | 144 |
| 232. | Earlham | 144 |
| 233. | South O'Brien, Paullina | 144 |
| 234. | Wapello | 143 |
| 235. | Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 143 |
| 236. | West Hancock, Britt | 141 |
| 237. | Sigourney | 140 |
| 238. | East Buchanan, Winthrop | 138 |
| 239. | Woodbury Central, Moville | 138 |
| 240. | Lynnville-Sully | 137 |
| 241. | Southwest Valley | 137 |
| 242. | Akron-Westfield | 136 |
| 243. | Sidney | 136 |
| 244. | Logan-Magnolia | 135 |
| 245. | Saint Ansgar | 134 |
| 246. | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 133 |
| 247. | Newell-Fonda | 133 |
| 248. | Belle Plaine | 132 |
| 249. | Lisbon | 132 |
| 250. | AGWSR, Ackley | 131 |
| 251. | Highland, Riverside | 131 |
| 252. | BCLUW, Conrad | 130 |
| 253. | New London | 129 |
| 254. | St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 129 |
| 255. | Iowa Valley, Marengo | 128 |
| 256. | Westwood, Sloan | 128 |
| 257. | MMCRU | 126 |
| 258. | Nashua-Plainfield | 126 |
| 259. | North Mahaska, New Sharon | 126 |
| 260. | East Union, Afton | 125 |
| 261. | North Butler, Greene | 125 |
| 262. | Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 124 |
| 263. | Wayne, Corydon | 124 |
| 264. | Edgewood-Colesburg | 123 |
| 265. | Northwood-Kensett | 122 |
| 266. | Riverside, Oakland | 120 |
| 267. | St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 119 |
| 268. | Newman Catholic, Mason City | 118 |
| 269. | Martensdale-St. Marys | 117 |
| 270. | Midland, Wyoming | 117 |
| 271. | GMG, Garwin | 116 |
| 272. | B-G-M, Brooklyn | 115 |
| 273. | Easton Valley | 113 |
| 274. | Winfield-Mt. Union | 112 |
| 275. | CAM, Anita | 111 |
| 276. | Grand View Christian School | 111 |
| 277. | Lone Tree | 111 |
| 278. | Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 110 |
| 279. | North Tama, Traer | 110 |
| 280. | Lenox | 109 |
| 281. | Audubon | 107 |
| 282. | Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 107 |
| 283. | Kingsley-Pierson | 107 |
| 284. | WACO, Wayland | 106 |
| 285. | Montezuma | 105 |
| 286. | Notre Dame, Burlington | 104 |
| 287. | Dunkerton | 103 |
| 288. | East Mills | 103 |
| 289. | Rockford | 103 |
| 290. | Central, Elkader | 102 |
| 291. | Tripoli | 102 |
| 292. | Springville | 101 |
| 293. | Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 100 |
| 294. | George-Little Rock | 100 |
| 295. | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 100 |
| 296. | Central City | 99 |
| 297. | River Valley, Correctionville | 99 |
| 298. | Woodbine | 99 |
| 299. | English Valleys, North English | 98 |
| 300. | Colo-Nesco | 97 |
| 301. | Griswold | 95 |
| 302. | Bedford | 94 |
| 303. | Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 93 |
| 304. | Calamus-Wheatland | 91 |
| 305. | Baxter | 90 |
| 306. | Coon Rapids-Bayard | 89 |
| 307. | Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 89 |
| 308. | Moravia | 88 |
| 309. | Kee, Lansing | 86 |
| 310. | Janesville | 84 |
| 311. | Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 83 |
| 313. | Melcher-Dallas | 82 |
| 312. | Collins-Maxwell | 82 |
| 314. | Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton | 80 |
| 315. | Lamoni | 78 |
| 316. | North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 78 |
| 317. | Graettinger-Terril | 77 |
| 318. | H-L-V, Victor | 77 |
| 319. | Harris-Lake Park | 76 |
| 320. | West Bend-Mallard | 75 |
| 321. | Riceville | 74 |
| 322. | West Harrison, Mondamin | 72 |
| 323. | Ankeny Christian Academy | 69 |
| 324. | Tri-County, Thornburg | 69 |
| 325. | Twin Cedars, Bussey | 69 |
| 326. | Seymour | 68 |
| 327. | Murray | 67 |
| 328. | Meskwaki Settlement School | 66 |
| 329. | West Central, Maynard | 66 |
| 330. | Glidden-Ralston | 63 |
| 331. | Clarksville | 61 |
| 332. | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | 59 |
| 333. | Clarinda Academy | 58 |
| 334. | Keota | 58 |
| 335. | St. Mary's, Storm Lake | 57 |
| 336. | Stanton | 57 |
| 337. | Trinity Christian | 55 |
| 338. | Paton-Churdan | 54 |
| 339. | Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf | 52 |
| 340. | Siouxland Christian | 51 |
| 341. | Ar-We-Va, Westside | 50 |
| 342. | St. Mary's, Remsen | 50 |
| 343. | Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 48 |
| 344. | Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 46 |
| 345. | Hillcrest Academy | 45 |
| 346. | Mormon Trail, Garden Grove | 45 |
| 347. | Whiting | 43 |
| 348. | Essex | 40 |
| 349. | Moulton-Udell | 38 |
| 350. | Ruthven-Ayrshire | 36 |
| 351. | Orient-Macksburg | 35 |
| 352. | Maharishi School | 34 |
| 353. | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf | 34 |
| 354. | Waterloo Christian School | 31 |
| 355. | Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls | 29 |
| 356. | Heartland Christian | 27 |
| 357. | Isaac Newton Christian Academy | 27 |
| 358. | Diagonal | 26 |
| 359. | Iowa School for the Deaf | 23 |
| 360. | Cedar Valley Christian | 21 |
| 361. | Scattergood Friends | 21 |
| 362. | South Page, College Springs | 18 |
| 363. | North Iowa Christian School | 17 |
| 364. | Ottumwa Christian School | 10 |
| 365. | Promise Academy at Quakerdale | 9 |
Sport Classification Breakdowns
Baseball: Four classes.
Basketball: Four classes.
Bowling: Three classes.
Cross Country: Four classes.
Football: Six classes. Seven classes starting 2021.
Golf: Four classes. One class in fall, three classes in spring.
Soccer: Three classes.
Swimming: One class.
Tennis: Two classes.
Track & Field: Four classes.
Wrestling: Three classes.