CLASSIFICATIONS: BASEBALL
School enrollment numbers from each year inform the following school year’s classifications for IHSAA sanctioned sports. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education. Whole grade and cooperative sharing agreements listed as available. To view other sports or overall BEDS numbers, view the Classifications page.
Sport Breakdown
Baseball: Four classes.
4A: Largest 48 schools.
3A: Next largest 64 schools.
2A: Next largest 96 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
BASEBALL
2023 CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: May 15, 2023
SCHOOL | ENROLLMENT | CLASS | CO-OPING SCHOOLS |
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Valley, West Des Moines | 2271 | 4A | |
Southeast Polk | 1801 | 4A | |
Johnston | 1752 | 4A | |
Des Moines, Lincoln | 1740 | 4A | |
Linn-Mar, Marion | 1733 | 4A | |
Des Moines, East | 1502 | 4A | |
Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1480 | 4A | |
Ankeny Centennial | 1423 | 4A | |
Waterloo, West | 1382 | 4A | Waterloo Christian School |
Waukee Northwest | 1372 | 4A | |
Cedar Falls | 1352 | 4A | Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls |
Ankeny | 1337 | 4A | |
Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1334 | 4A | |
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1296 | 4A | |
Pleasant Valley | 1264 | 4A | |
Waukee | 1245 | 4A | |
Dubuque, Hempstead | 1237 | 4A | |
Sioux City, North | 1230 | 4A | |
Bettendorf | 1220 | 4A | Morning Star Academy; Rivermont Collegiate |
Cedar Rapids, Jefferson | 1189 | 4A | |
Davenport, Central | 1182 | 4A | |
Iowa City, City High | 1154 | 4A | |
Davenport, West | 1145 | 4A | |
Marshalltown | 1132 | 4A | |
Muscatine | 1132 | 4A | |
Sioux City, East | 1106 | 4A | |
Iowa City, West | 1096 | 4A | |
Ottumwa | 1082 | 4A | Ottumwa Christian |
Dubuque, Senior | 1078 | 4A | |
Ames | 1054 | 4A | |
Des Moines, North | 1040 | 4A | |
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1031 | 4A | |
Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1030 | 4A | |
Davenport, North | 1022 | 4A | |
Cedar Rapids, Washington | 1004 | 4A | Cedar Valley Christian |
Sioux City, West | 981 | 4A | |
Urbandale | 977 | 4A | |
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 903 | 4A | |
Iowa City, Liberty | 861 | 4A | |
Waterloo, East | 831 | 4A | |
Indianola | 825 | 4A | |
Burlington | 800 | 4A | |
Fort Dodge | 799 | 4A | |
North Scott, Eldridge | 786 | 4A | |
Mason City | 784 | 4A | North Iowa Christian |
Norwalk | 780 | 4A | |
Clinton | 757 | 4A | |
Dallas Center-Grimes | 738 | 4A | |
Epworth, Western Dubuque | 721 | 3A | |
Des Moines, Hoover | 681 | 3A | |
Lewis Central | 674 | 3A | |
Newton | 664 | 3A | |
Waverly-Shell Rock | 596 | 3A | |
Storm Lake | 595 | 3A | St. Mary's, Storm Lake |
Denison-Schleswig | 593 | 3A | |
Bondurant-Farrar | 563 | 3A | |
Spencer | 559 | 3A | |
Pella | 558 | 3A | |
Carlisle | 556 | 3A | |
Clear Creek-Amana | 544 | 3A | |
LeMars | 539 | 3A | |
Marion | 530 | 3A | |
Boone | 527 | 3A | |
Washington | 483 | 3A | WACO, Wayland |
Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 470 | 3A | Isaac Newton Christian Academy |
North Polk, Alleman | 467 | 3A | |
ADM, Adel | 460 | 3A | |
Fort Madison | 460 | 3A | Holy Trinity Catholic |
Webster City | 447 | 3A | |
Oskaloosa | 439 | 3A | |
Mount Pleasant | 438 | 3A | |
Perry | 433 | 3A | |
Keokuk | 432 | 3A | |
Decorah | 430 | 3A | |
Glenwood | 430 | 3A | |
Winterset | 424 | 3A | |
Creston | 416 | 3A | |
Central DeWitt | 407 | 3A | |
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 404 | 3A | |
Carroll | 404 | 3A | |
Ballard | 401 | 3A | |
Maquoketa | 401 | 3A | |
Gilbert | 400 | 3A | |
Charles City | 399 | 3A | |
Boyden-Hull / Rock Valley | 394 | 3A | Boyden-Hull |
Knoxville | 393 | 3A | |
Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 393 | 3A | |
Independence | 375 | 3A | |
Humboldt | 374 | 3A | |
West Delaware, Manchester | 373 | 3A | |
Benton Community | 372 | 3A | |
Fairfield | 372 | 3A | |
Atlantic | 366 | 3A | |
Algona | 364 | 3A | |
Sioux Center | 363 | 3A | |
Center Point-Urbana | 360 | 3A | |
MOC-Floyd Valley | 360 | 3A | |
Nevada | 360 | 3A | |
Harlan Community | 357 | 3A | |
Solon | 349 | 3A | |
Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 344 | 3A | |
Mount Vernon | 342 | 3A | |
Grinnell | 340 | 3A | |
South Tama County, Tama | 380 | 3A | Meskwaki Settlement |
Assumption, Davenport | 336 | 3A | |
Vinton-Shellsburg | 334 | 3A | |
Wahlert, Dubuque | 330 | 3A | |
Saydel | 323 | 3A | |
Clarke, Osceola | 321 | 3A | |
Clear Lake | 320 | 3A | |
Greene County | 319 | 3A | Paton-Churdan |
Iowa Falls-Alden | 296 | 2A | |
Spirit Lake | 309 | 3A | |
Williamsburg | 307 | 2A | |
Crestwood, Cresco | 305 | 2A | |
Anamosa | 304 | 2A | |
Davis County, Bloomfield | 303 | 2A | |
Estherville Lincoln Central | 302 | 2A | |
Chariton | 299 | 2A | |
Sumner-Fredericksburg | 289 | 2A | Tripoli |
Waukon | 286 | 2A | |
Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 284 | 2A | |
Albia | 283 | 2A | |
Centerville | 278 | 2A | |
New Hampton | 272 | 2A | |
West Liberty | 271 | 2A | |
Okoboji, Milford | 270 | 2A | |
Roland-Story, Story City | 270 | 2A | |
Monticello | 269 | 2A | |
PCM, Monroe | 268 | 2A | |
Oelwein | 266 | 2A | |
Sheldon | 262 | 2A | |
Clarinda | 260 | 2A | |
Red Oak | 258 | 2A | |
Cherokee, Washington | 255 | 2A | |
Clayton Ridge | 255 | 2A | Central, Elkader |
Forest City | 254 | 2A | |
Des Moines Christian | 252 | 2A | |
Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 252 | 2A | |
West Marshall, State Center | 251 | 2A | |
North Fayette Valley | 249 | 2A | |
Central Lee, Donnellson | 247 | 2A | |
Winfield-Mt.Union | 246 | 2A | Columbus Community |
OABCIG | 244 | 2A | |
Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 241 | 2A | |
Shenandoah | 240 | 2A | |
Eagle Grove | 239 | 2A | |
Camanche | 237 | 2A | |
West Lyon, Inwood | 236 | 2A | |
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 234 | 2A | |
Unity Christian, Orange City | 228 | 2A | |
Tipton | 227 | 2A | |
Union, LaPorte City | 227 | 2A | |
Van Meter | 227 | 2A | |
Osage | 226 | 2A | |
West Burlington | 226 | 2A | |
Northeast, Goose Lake | 225 | 2A | |
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 221 | 2A | |
Jesup | 220 | 2A | |
MVAOCOU | 219 | 2A | |
Starmont | 213 | 2A | West Central, Maynard |
Western Christian, Hull | 213 | 2A | |
Mediapolis | 210 | 2A | |
Cardinal, Eldon | 209 | 2A | |
Emmetsburg | 208 | 2A | |
Pocahontas Area | 207 | 2A | |
Wilton | 204 | 2A | |
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 200 | 2A | |
Interstate 35, Truro | 200 | 2A | |
Pella Christian | 200 | 2A | |
West Sioux, Hawarden | 199 | 2A | |
East Sac County | 198 | 2A | |
Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 196 | 2A | |
West Central Valley, Stuart | 196 | 2A | |
Aplington-Parkersburg | 195 | 2A | |
Treynor | 195 | 2A | |
Denver | 192 | 2A | |
Dike-New Hartford | 192 | 2A | |
Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 190 | 2A | |
Louisa-Muscatine | 190 | 2A | |
Van Buren County | 190 | 2A | |
Underwood | 188 | 2A | |
Cascade, Western Dubuque | 187 | 2A | |
Central Decatur, Leon | 261 | 2A | Lamoni |
MFL MarMac | 187 | 2A | |
East Marshall, LeGrand | 186 | 2A | |
Manson Northwest Webster | 186 | 2A | |
South Central Calhoun | 186 | 2A | |
Central Lyon, Rock Rapids | 184 | 2A | |
Hinton | 184 | 2A | |
Ridge View | 183 | 2A | |
Sibley-Ocheyedan | 183 | 2A | |
Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 183 | 2A | |
Hudson | 180 | 2A | |
Belmond-Klemme | 179 | 2A | |
Missouri Valley | 178 | 2A | |
South Hardin | 178 | 2A | |
Woodward-Granger | 178 | 2A | |
Colfax-Mingo | 177 | 2A | |
Nodaway Valley | 177 | 2A | Orient-Macksburg |
Ogden | 172 | 2A | |
Pleasantville | 172 | 2A | |
West Branch | 172 | 2A | |
Durant | 171 | 2A | |
Grundy Center | 169 | 2A | |
AHSTW, Avoca | 168 | 2A | |
Alburnett | 168 | 2A | |
Panorama, Panora | 168 | 1A | |
Postville | 168 | 1A | |
Lake Mills | 167 | 1A | |
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 164 | 1A | |
Southwest Valley | 164 | 1A | |
ACGC | 163 | 1A | |
Central Springs | 163 | 1A | |
South Winneshiek, Calmar | 162 | 1A | |
Alta-Aurelia | 161 | 1A | |
North Union | 159 | 1A | |
Madrid | 158 | 1A | |
IKM-Manning | 157 | 1A | |
Lawton-Bronson | 157 | 1A | |
Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 157 | 1A | |
Regina, Iowa City | 156 | 1A | |
MMCRU | 155 | 1A | |
South Hamilton, Jewell | 155 | 1A | |
St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 155 | 1A | Heartland Christian |
Lisbon | 154 | 1A | |
West Monona, Onawa | 153 | 1A | |
Danville | 152 | 1A | |
Mount Ayr | 152 | 1A | |
Akron-Westfield | 148 | 1A | |
Grand View Christian School | 148 | 1A | |
Pekin | 148 | 1A | |
East Buchanan, Winthrop | 147 | 1A | |
West Fork, Sheffield | 147 | 1A | |
AGWSR, Ackley | 146 | 1A | |
North Mahaska, New Sharon | 146 | 1A | |
Westwood, Sloan | 146 | 1A | |
Newman Catholic, Mason City | 144 | 1A | |
North Butler, Greene | 144 | 1A | |
North Cedar | 144 | 1A | |
Tri-Center, Neola | 143 | 1A | |
Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 141 | 1A | |
Riverside, Oakland | 140 | 1A | |
Logan-Magnolia | 139 | 1A | |
South O'Brien, Paullina | 139 | 1A | |
Wapello | 139 | 1A | |
Bedford | 136 | 1A | South Page |
Woodbury Central, Moville | 135 | 1A | |
Earlham | 134 | 1A | |
BCLUW, Conrad | 133 | 1A | |
Highland, Riverside | 130 | 1A | |
Martensdale-St. Marys | 130 | 1A | |
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 130 | 1A | |
Midland, Wyoming | 129 | 1A | |
Newell-Fonda | 129 | 1A | |
Sidney | 129 | 1A | |
Nashua-Plainfield | 127 | 1A | |
New London | 126 | 1A | |
Saint Ansgar | 124 | 1A | |
Sigourney | 124 | 1A | |
Siouxland Christian | 124 | 1A | Whiting |
Lynnville-Sully | 123 | 1A | |
West Hancock, Britt | 123 | 1A | |
Baxter | 122 | 1A | |
B-G-M, Brooklyn | 122 | 1A | |
St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 122 | 1A | |
Iowa Valley, Marengo | 121 | 1A | |
North Linn, Troy Mills | 121 | 1A | |
Wayne, Corydon | 121 | 1A | |
CAM, Anita | 119 | 1A | |
East Mills | 119 | 1A | |
GMG, Garwin | 117 | 1A | |
Northwood-Kensett | 115 | 1A | |
East Union, Afton | 114 | 1A | |
Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 114 | 1A | |
GTRA | 114 | 1A | Graettinger-Terril |
Montezuma | 113 | 1A | |
Easton Valley | 112 | 1A | |
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 112 | 1A | |
Kingsley-Pierson | 107 | 1A | |
Lenox | 107 | 1A | |
Moravia | 107 | 1A | |
Central City | 106 | 1A | |
Audubon | 105 | 1A | |
Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 105 | 1A | |
Edgewood-Colesburg | 103 | 1A | |
North Tama, Traer | 103 | 1A | |
Calamus-Wheatland | 102 | 1A | |
George-Little Rock | 102 | 1A | |
Lone Tree | 101 | 1A | |
Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 100 | 1A | |
Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 99 | 1A | |
Dunkerton | 99 | 1A | |
Griswold | 99 | 1A | |
Belle Plaine | 98 | 1A | |
Notre Dame, Burlington | 97 | 1A | |
Colo-NESCO | 95 | 1A | |
Rockford | 95 | 1A | |
Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 95 | 1A | |
West Bend-Mallard | 95 | 1A | |
Woodbine | 95 | 1A | |
English Valleys, North English | 150 | 1A | Tri-County, Thornburg |
Collins-Maxwell | 93 | 1A | |
Springville | 92 | 1A | |
Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton | 89 | 1A | |
North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 89 | 1A | |
Ankeny Christian Academy | 86 | 1A | |
Janesville | 86 | 1A | |
Twin Cedars, Bussey | 83 | 1A | |
Coon Rapids-Bayard | 81 | 1A | |
Riceville | 80 | 1A | |
Harris-Lake Park | 79 | 1A | |
Melcher-Dallas | 73 | 1A | |
Kee, Lansing | 72 | 1A | |
Keota | 71 | 1A | |
Clarksville | 68 | 1A | |
Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 68 | 1A | |
Stanton | 66 | 1A | |
H-L-V, Victor | 65 | 1A | |
Murray | 64 | 1A | |
Trinity Christian | 64 | 1A | |
Glidden-Ralston | 61 | 1A | |
West Harrison, Mondamin | 60 | 1A | |
Essex | 52 | 1A | |
St. Mary's, Remsen | 130 | 1A | River Valley, Correctionville |
Mormon Trail, Garden Grove | 50 | 1A | |
Hillcrest Academy | 42 | 1A | |
Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 198 | 2A | Bellevue |
Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 40 | 1A | |
Ar-We-Va, Westside | 39 | 1A | |
Moulton-Udell | 36 | 1A |