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
2021 PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: April 15, 2021
| Team Name | Enrollment | Class | Co-ops |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACGC | 180 | 2A | |
| ADM, Adel | 398 | 3A | |
| AGWSR, Ackley | 131 | 1A | |
| AHSTW, Avoca | 156 | 2A | |
| Akron-Westfield | 136 | 1A | |
| Albia | 288 | 2A | |
| Alburnett | 144 | 1A | |
| Algona | 320 | 3A | |
| Alta/Aurelia | 156 | 2A | |
| Ames | 1046 | 4A | |
| Anamosa | 289 | 2A | |
| Ankeny | 1334 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Centennial | 1321 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | 69 | 1A | |
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 176 | 2A | |
| Ar-We-Va, Westside | 50 | 1A | |
| Assumption, Davenport | 366 | 3A | |
| Atlantic | 323 | 3A | |
| Audubon | 107 | 1A | |
| B-G-M, Brooklyn | 115 | 1A | |
| Ballard | 379 | 3A | |
| Baxter | 90 | 1A | |
| BCLUW, Conrad | 130 | 1A | |
| Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 207 | 2A | |
| Bedford | 94 | 1A | |
| Belle Plaine | 132 | 1A | |
| Bellevue | 163 | 2A | |
| Belmond-Klemme | 199 | 2A | |
| Benton Community | 381 | 3A | |
| Bettendorf | 1252 | 4A | Morning Star Academy; Rivermont Collegiate |
| Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 107 | 1A | |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 369 | 3A | |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 470 | 3A | |
| Boone | 482 | 3A | |
| Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley | 362 | 3A | Boyden-Hull |
| Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 100 | 1A | |
| Burlington | 746 | 4A | |
| Calamus-Wheatland | 91 | 1A | |
| CAM, Anita | 111 | 1A | |
| Camanche | 231 | 2A | |
| Cardinal, Eldon | 190 | 2A | |
| Carlisle | 482 | 3A | |
| Carroll | 397 | 3A | |
| Cascade, Western Dubuque | 175 | 2A | |
| Cedar Falls | 1255 | 4A | Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls |
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 1228 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1329 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Washington | 1034 | 4A | |
| Center Point-Urbana | 348 | 3A | |
| Centerville | 299 | 3A | |
| Central City | 99 | 1A | |
| Central Decatur, Leon | 170 | 2A | |
| Central DeWitt | 385 | 3A | |
| Central Lee, Donnellson | 246 | 2A | |
| Central Lyon, Rock Rapids | 167 | 2A | |
| Central Springs | 166 | 2A | |
| Chariton | 256 | 2A | |
| Charles City | 387 | 3A | |
| Cherokee, Washington | 244 | 2A | |
| Clarinda | 251 | 2A | South Page, College Springs |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 222 | 2A | |
| Clarke, Osceola | 300 | 3A | |
| Clarksville | 61 | 1A | |
| Clayton Ridge/Central | 255 | 2A | Central, Elkader |
| Clear Creek-Amana | 523 | 3A | |
| Clear Lake | 314 | 3A | |
| Clinton | 730 | 4A | |
| Colfax-Mingo | 167 | 2A | |
| Collins-Maxwell | 82 | 1A | |
| Colo-Nesco | 97 | 1A | |
| Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 186 | 2A | |
| Columbus Community | 146 | 1A | |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 89 | 1A | |
| Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1021 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 975 | 4A | |
| Creston | 381 | 3A | |
| Crestwood, Cresco | 296 | 2A | |
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 644 | 3A | |
| Danville | 150 | 1A | |
| Davenport, Central | 1153 | 4A | |
| Davenport, North | 929 | 4A | |
| Davenport, West | 1140 | 4A | |
| Davis County, Bloomfield | 283 | 2A | |
| Decorah | 472 | 3A | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 584 | 3A | |
| Denver | 191 | 2A | |
| Des Moines Christian | 239 | 2A | |
| Des Moines East | 1671 | 4A | Grand View Christian |
| Des Moines, Abraham Lincoln | 1776 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Hoover | 783 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, North | 1031 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1566 | 4A | |
| Dike-New Hartford | 201 | 2A | |
| Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 89 | 1A | |
| Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1071 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Hempstead | 1337 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Senior | 1149 | 4A | |
| Dunkerton | 103 | 1A | |
| Durant | 167 | 2A | |
| Eagle Grove | 200 | 2A | |
| Earlham | 144 | 1A | |
| East Buchanan, Winthrop | 138 | 1A | |
| East Marshall, LeGrand | 181 | 2A | |
| East Mills | 103 | 1A | |
| East Sac County | 174 | 2A | |
| East Union, Afton | 125 | 1A | |
| Easton Valley | 113 | 1A | |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 232 | 2A | |
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 123 | 1A | |
| EHK-Exira | 80 | 1A | |
| Emmetsburg | 209 | 2A | |
| English Valleys, North English | 98 | 1A | |
| Epworth, Western Dubuque | 674 | 3A | |
| Essex | 40 | 1A | |
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 295 | 2A | |
| Fairfield | 382 | 3A | |
| Forest City | 256 | 2A | |
| Fort Dodge | 844 | 4A | |
| Fort Madison | 481 | 3A | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison |
| Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 93 | 1A | |
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 232 | 2A | |
| Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 110 | 1A | |
| George-Little Rock | 100 | 1A | |
| Gilbert | 381 | 3A | |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 100 | 1A | |
| Glenwood | 452 | 3A | |
| Glidden-Ralston | 63 | 1A | |
| GMG, Garwin | 116 | 1A | |
| Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire | 113 | 1A | Graettinger-Terril |
| Greene County | 313 | 3A | Paton-Churdan |
| Grinnell | 378 | 3A | |
| Griswold | 95 | 1A | |
| Grundy Center | 152 | 1A | |
| H-L-V, Victor | 77 | 1A | |
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 327 | 3A | |
| Harlan | 383 | 3A | |
| Harris-Lake Park | 76 | 1A | |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 133 | 1A | |
| Highland, Riverside | 131 | 1A | |
| Hillcrest Academy | 45 | 1A | |
| Hinton | 176 | 2A | |
| Hudson | 175 | 2A | |
| Humboldt | 365 | 3A | |
| IKM-Manning | 152 | 1A | |
| Independence | 339 | 3A | |
| Indianola | 844 | 4A | |
| Interstate 35, Truro | 179 | 2A | |
| Iowa City, City High | 1175 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, Liberty | 843 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, West | 1107 | 4A | |
| Iowa Falls-Alden | 292 | 2A | |
| Iowa Valley, Marengo | 128 | 1A | |
| Janesville | 84 | 1A | |
| Jesup | 202 | 2A | |
| Johnston | 1763 | 4A | |
| Kee, Lansing | 86 | 1A | |
| Keokuk | 392 | 3A | |
| Keota | 58 | 1A | |
| Kingsley-Pierson | 107 | 1A | |
| Knoxville | 365 | 3A | |
| Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 219 | 2A | |
| Lake Mills | 153 | 1A | |
| Lamoni | 78 | 1A | |
| Lawton-Bronson | 149 | 1A | |
| LeMars | 501 | 3A | |
| Lenox | 109 | 1A | |
| Lewis Central | 677 | 4A | |
| Linn-Mar, Marion | 1702 | 4A | |
| Lisbon | 132 | 1A | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 135 | 1A | |
| Lone Tree | 111 | 1A | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 204 | 2A | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 137 | 1A | |
| Madrid | 152 | 1A | |
| Manson Northwest Webster | 164 | 2A | |
| Maquoketa | 357 | 3A | |
| Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 147 | 1A | |
| Marion | 523 | 3A | |
| Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 48 | 1A | |
| Marshalltown | 1135 | 4A | |
| Martensdale-St. Marys | 117 | 1A | |
| Mason City | 816 | 4A | |
| Mediapolis | 175 | 2A | |
| Melcher-Dallas | 82 | 1A | |
| Meskwaki Settlement School | 66 | 1A | |
| MFL MarMac | 153 | 1A | |
| Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 294 | 2A | |
| Midland, Wyoming | 117 | 1A | |
| Missouri Valley | 184 | 2A | |
| MMCRU | 126 | 1A | |
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 330 | 3A | |
| Montezuma | 105 | 1A | |
| Monticello | 301 | 3A | |
| Moravia | 88 | 1A | |
| Mormon Trail, Garden Grove | 45 | 1A | |
| Moulton-Udell | 38 | 1A | |
| Mount Ayr | 148 | 1A | |
| Mount Pleasant | 548 | 3A | WACO, Wayland |
| Mount Vernon | 315 | 3A | |
| Murray | 67 | 1A | |
| Muscatine | 1109 | 4A | |
| MVAOCOU | 175 | 2A | |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 126 | 1A | |
| Nevada | 358 | 3A | |
| New Hampton | 256 | 2A | |
| New London | 129 | 1A | |
| Newell-Fonda | 133 | 1A | |
| Newman Catholic, Mason City | 118 | 1A | |
| Newton | 638 | 3A | |
| Nodaway Valley | 147 | 1A | |
| North Butler, Greene | 125 | 1A | |
| North Cedar, Stanwood | 152 | 1A | |
| North Fayette Valley | 247 | 2A | |
| North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 78 | 1A | |
| North Linn, Troy Mills | 153 | 1A | |
| North Mahaska, New Sharon | 126 | 1A | |
| North Polk, Alleman | 397 | 3A | |
| North Scott, Eldridge | 727 | 4A | |
| North Tama, Traer | 110 | 1A | |
| North Union | 153 | 1A | |
| Northeast, Goose Lake | 205 | 2A | |
| Northwood-Kensett | 122 | 1A | |
| Norwalk | 704 | 4A | |
| Notre Dame, Burlington | 104 | 1A | |
| OABCIG | 226 | 2A | |
| Oelwein | 272 | 2A | |
| Ogden | 153 | 1A | |
| Okoboji, Milford | 250 | 2A | |
| Orient-Macksburg | 35 | 1A | |
| Osage | 214 | 2A | |
| Oskaloosa | 484 | 3A | |
| Ottumwa | 955 | 4A | |
| Panorama, Panora | 212 | 2A | |
| PCM, Monroe | 242 | 2A | |
| Pekin | 173 | 2A | |
| Pella | 535 | 3A | |
| Pella Christian | 183 | 2A | |
| Perry | 388 | 3A | |
| Pleasant Valley | 1117 | 4A | |
| Pleasantville | 167 | 2A | |
| Pocahontas Area | 210 | 2A | |
| Postville | 161 | 2A | |
| Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1312 | 4A | |
| Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton | 46 | 1A | |
| Red Oak | 241 | 2A | |
| Regina, Iowa City | 159 | 2A | |
| Riceville | 74 | 1A | |
| Ridge View | 165 | 2A | |
| River Valley, Correctionville | 99 | 1A | |
| Riverside, Oakland | 120 | 1A | |
| Rockford | 103 | 1A | |
| Roland-Story, Story City | 243 | 2A | |
| Saint Ansgar | 134 | 1A | |
| Saydel | 338 | 3A | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 377 | 3A | |
| Seymour | 68 | 1A | |
| Sheldon | 277 | 2A | |
| Shenandoah | 229 | 2A | |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 195 | 2A | |
| Sidney | 136 | 1A | |
| Sigourney | 140 | 1A | |
| Sioux Center | 310 | 3A | |
| Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 186 | 2A | |
| Sioux City, East | 1119 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, North | 1248 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, West | 1018 | 4A | |
| Solon | 346 | 3A | |
| South Central Calhoun | 183 | 2A | |
| South Hamilton, Jewell | 182 | 2A | |
| South Hardin | 188 | 2A | |
| South O'Brien, Paullina | 144 | 1A | |
| South Tama County, Tama | 353 | 3A | |
| South Winneshiek, Calmar | 151 | 1A | |
| Southeast Polk | 1605 | 4A | |
| Southeast Valley | 226 | 2A | |
| Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 124 | 1A | |
| Southwest Valley | 137 | 1A | |
| Spencer | 525 | 3A | |
| Spirit Lake | 291 | 2A | |
| Springville | 128 | 1A | Isaac Newton Christian Academy |
| St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 146 | 1A | Heartland Christian |
| St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 129 | 1A | |
| St. Mary's, Remsen | 50 | 1A | |
| St. Mary's, Storm Lake | 57 | 1A | |
| Stanton | 57 | 1A | |
| Starmont | 212 | 2A | West Central, Maynard |
| Storm Lake | 597 | 3A | |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg/Tripoli | 280 | 2A | Tripoli |
| Tipton | 241 | 2A | |
| Treynor | 200 | 2A | |
| Tri-Center, Neola | 156 | 1A | |
| Tri-County, Thornburg | 69 | 1A | |
| Trinity Christian High School | 55 | 1A | |
| Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 83 | 1A | |
| Twin Cedars, Bussey | 69 | 1A | |
| Underwood | 193 | 2A | |
| Union, La Porte City | 242 | 2A | |
| Unity Christian, Orange City | 227 | 2A | |
| Urbandale | 986 | 4A | |
| Valley, West Des Moines | 2192 | 4A | |
| Van Buren Community | 171 | 2A | |
| Van Meter | 181 | 2A | |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 352 | 3A | |
| Wahlert, Dubuque | 378 | 3A | |
| Wapello | 143 | 1A | |
| Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 143 | 1A | |
| Washington | 382 | 3A | |
| Waterloo, West | 1376 | 4A | Waterloo Christian |
| Waterloo, East | 793 | 4A | |
| Waukee | 2267 | 4A | |
| Waukon | 274 | 2A | |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 565 | 3A | |
| Wayne, Corydon | 124 | 1A | |
| Webster City | 435 | 3A | |
| West Bend-Mallard | 75 | 1A | |
| West Branch | 179 | 2A | |
| West Burlington | 226 | 2A | |
| West Central Valley, Stuart | 190 | 2A | |
| West Delaware, Manchester | 375 | 3A | |
| West Fork, Sheffield | 152 | 1A | |
| West Hancock, Britt | 141 | 1A | |
| West Harrison, Mondamin | 72 | 1A | |
| West Liberty | 284 | 2A | |
| West Lyon, Inwood | 233 | 2A | |
| West Marshall, State Center | 239 | 2A | |
| West Monona, Onawa | 148 | 1A | |
| West Sioux, Hawarden | 190 | 2A | |
| Western Christian, Hull | 192 | 2A | |
| Westwood, Sloan | 128 | 1A | |
| Whiting | 43 | 1A | |
| Williamsburg | 293 | 2A | |
| Wilton | 187 | 2A | |
| Winfield-Mt. Union | 112 | 1A | |
| Winterset | 389 | 3A | |
| Woodbine | 99 | 1A | |
| Woodbury Central, Moville | 138 | 1A | |
| Woodward-Granger | 184 | 2A | |
| Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 454 | 3A |