Classifications: Basketball

CLASSIFICATIONS: BASKETBALL

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

Basketball: Four classes.

4A: Largest 48 schools.

3A: Next largest 64 schools.

2A: Next largest 96 schools.

1A: Remaining schools.

BASKETBALL

2023-24 PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATIONS

Latest update: Nov. 3, 2023

#	School	Class	Enrollment	Sharing Agreement
1	Valley, WDM	4A	2272
2	Southeast Polk	4A	1797
3	Des Moines, Lincoln	4A	1785
4	Johnston	4A	1749
5	Linn-Mar, Marion	4A	1713
6	Des Moines, East	4A	1549
7	Waukee Northwest	4A	1502
8	Ankeny Centennial	4A	1485
9	Des Moines, Roosevelt	4A	1458
10	Cedar Falls	4A	1349	Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls (29)
11	Ankeny	4A	1343
12	Waterloo, West	4A	1325
13	Waukee	4A	1318
14	Prairie, Cedar Rapids	4A	1301
15	Cedar Rapids, Kennedy	4A	1296
16	Pleasant Valley	4A	1268
17	Sioux City, North	4A	1251
18	Iowa City, City High	4A	1244
19	Cedar Rapids, Jefferson	4A	1203
20	Marshalltown	4A	1196
21	Dubuque, Hempstead	4A	1177
22	Muscatine	4A	1161
23	Iowa City, West	4A	1159
24	Davenport, Central	4A	1150
25	Sioux City, East	4A	1149
26	Bettendorf	4A	1103
27	Ottumwa	4A	1131
28	Davenport, West	4A	1096
29	Dubuque Senior	4A	1090
30	Ames	4A	1088
31	Des Moines, North	4A	1073
32	Davenport, North	4A	1056
33	Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln	4A	1040
34	Urbandale	4A	1016
35	Dowling Catholic , WDM	4A	995
36	Cedar Rapids, Washington	4A	962
37	Sioux City, West	4A	956
38	Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson	4A	904
39	Iowa City, Liberty	4A	897
40	Waterloo, East	4A	855
41	Indianola	4A	852
42	Fort Dodge	4A	813
43	Burlington	4A	813
44	Mason City	4A	803
45	North Scott, Eldridge	4A	783
46	Norwalk	4A	767
47	Clinton	4A	762
48	Dallas Center-Grimes	4A	744
49	Lewis Central	3A	722
50	Des Moines, Hoover	3A	713
51	Epworth, Western Dubuque	3A	691
52	Newton	3A	681
53	Denison-Schleswig	3A	597
54	Waverly-Shell Rock	3A	594
55	Bondurant-Farrar	3A	590
56	Pella	3A	578
57	Clear Creek-Amana	3A	565
58	Storm Lake	3A	562
59	Carlisle	3A	562
60	Boone	3A	545
61	Marion	3A	539
62	LeMars	3A	535
63	Spencer	3A	522
64	ADM, Adel	3A	518
65	North Polk, Alleman	3A	495
66	Xavier, Cedar Rapids	3A	469	Isaac Newton Christian Academy (20)
67	Keokuk	3A	456
68	Oskaloosa	3A	454
69	Glenwood	3A	447
70	Perry	3A	444
71	Mount Pleasant	3A	444
72	Decorah	3A	428
73	Webster City	3A	424
74	Winterset	3A	423
75	Fort Madison	3A	419
76	Maquoketa	3A	410
77	Carroll	3A	409
78	Central DeWitt	3A	407
79	Sergeant Bluff-Luton	3A	403
80	Ballard	3A	403
81	Gilbert	3A	400
82	Charles City	3A	399
83	Creston	3A	397
84	Humboldt	3A	384
85	Knoxville	3A	379
86	Sioux Center	3A	377
87	Bishop Heelan, Sioux City	3A	376
88	Nevada	3A	374
89	Benton Community	3A	372
90	MOC-Floyd Valley	3A	371
91	Solon	3A	369
92	Independence	3A	369
93	Harlan Community	3A	369
94	Atlantic	3A	365
95	West Delaware, Manchester	3A	364
96	Hampton-Dumont-CAL	3A	360
97	Algona	3A	359
98	South Tama County, Tama	3A	358
99	Clear Lake	3A	356
100	Grinnell	3A	354
101	Washington	3A	353
102	Center Point-Urbana	3A	352
103	Mount Vernon	3A	350
104	Clarke, Osceola	3A	344
105	Fairfield	3A	340
106	Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque	3A	337
107	Saydel	3A	329
108	Assumption, Davenport	3A	320
109	Davis County, Bloomfield	3A	311
110	Williamsburg	3A	310
111	Vinton-Shellsburg	3A	308
112	Chariton	3A	307
113	Anamosa	2A	304
114	Centerville	2A	300
115	Waukon	2A	293
116	Greene County	2A	292
117	Albia	2A	291
118	Spirit Lake	2A	288
119	Iowa Falls-Alden	2A	288
120	Okoboji, Milford	2A	286
121	Estherville- Lincoln Central	2A	286
122	Crestwood, Cresco	2A	285
123	West Liberty	2A	275
124	PCM, Monroe	2A	274
125	Mid-Prairie Wellman	2A	270
126	Clarion-Goldfield-Dows	2A	270
127	Clarinda	2A	268
128	Des Moines Christian	2A	266
129	Southeast Valley, Gowrie	2A	264
130	Cherokee, Washington	2A	263
131	Roland-Story, Story City	2A	259
132	Oelwein	2A	259
133	Monticello	2A	257
134	Union, LaPorte City	2A	251
135	Sheldon	2A	250
136	Central Lee, Donnellson	2A	248
137	New Hampton	2A	246
138	Forest City	2A	246
139	Red Oak	2A	244
140	North Fayette Valley	2A	243
141	West Marshall, State Center	2A	241
142	Mediapolis	2A	240
143	Eagle Grove	2A	237
144	Tipton	2A	235
145	West Lyon, Inwood	2A	232
146	OABCIG	2A	232
147	Garner- Hayfield/Ventura	2A	232
148	Unity Christian, Orange City	2A	228
149	Camanche	2A	228
150	Van Meter	2A	227
151	Osage	2A	225
152	Western Christian, Hull	2A	224
153	Northeast, Goose Lake	2A	224
154	Rock Valley	2A	223
155	Kuemper Catholic, Carroll	2A	222
156	MVAOCOU	2A	216
157	Jesup	2A	216
158	Shenandoah	2A	214
159	Pocahontas Area	2A	214
160	Interstate-35, Truro	2A	214
161	Dike-New Hartford	2A	210
162	West Burlington	2A	208
163	Cardinal, Eldon	2A	208
164	MFL- MarMac	2A	206
165	Sumner-Fredericksburg	2A	205
166	Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont	2A	205
167	Woodward-Granger	2A	204
168	Wilton	2A	204
169	East Sac County	2A	203
170	West Central Valley,Stuart	2A	201
171	Denver	2A	200
172	Alburnett	2A	198
173	West Sioux, Hawarden	2A	197
174	Postville	2A	196
175	Pella Christian	2A	195
176	Aplington-Parkersburg	2A	194
177	Hudson	2A	193
178	Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids	2A	192
179	Ridge View	2A	192
180	Underwood	2A	191
181	East Marshall, LeGrand	2A	191
182	Colfax-Mingo	2A	188
183	South Hardin	2A	187
184	Manson, Northwest Webster	2A	187
185	Grundy Center	2A	187
186	Ogden	2A	186
187	Treynor	2A	185
188	Pleasantville	2A	185
189	Nodaway Valley	2A	185	Orient-Macksburg (30)
190	Central Decatur, Leon	2A	185
191	Van Buren County	2A	184
192	Hinton	2A	183
193	Emmetsburg	2A	183
194	Cascade Western, Dubuque	2A	183
195	Columbus Catholic, Waterloo	2A	181
196	West Branch	2A	180
197	Missouri Valley	2A	180
198	Durant	2A	178
199	Central Springs	2A	178
200	Central Lyon, Rock Rapids	2A	177
201	Lawton-Bronson	2A	176
202	Beckman Catholic, Dyersville	2A	176
203	Regina, Iowa City	2A	175
204	South Central Calhoun	2A	173
205	Louisa-Muscatine	2A	172
206	Kingsley-Pierson	2A	172	River Valley, Correctionville (72)
207	AHSTW, Avoca	2A	171
208	South Hamilton, Jewell	2A	170
209	Grand View Christian School	2A	162
210	Belmond-Klemme	1A	170
211	Sibley-Ocheyedan	1A	168
212	Westwood, Sloan	1A	167
213	Bellevue	1A	166
214	Panorama, Panora	1A	165
215	Tri-Center, Neola	1A	164
216	Southwest Valley	1A	163
217	Lisbon	1A	161
218	ACGC	1A	161
219	West Monona, Onawa	1A	160
220	Wapsie Valley, Fairbank	1A	160
221	Lake Mills	1A	160
222	South Winneshiek, Calmar	1A	159
223	Madrid	1A	159
224	Columbus Community, Columbus Junction	1A	157
225	Alta-Aurelia	1A	156
226	West Fork, Sheffield	1A	154
227	MMCRU	1A	154
228	Logan-Magnolia	1A	154
229	North Union	1A	153
230	Maquoketa Valley, Delhi	1A	152
231	Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn	1A	151
232	North Mahaska, New Sharon	1A	150
233	Akron-Westfield	1A	150
234	Boyden-Hull	1A	148
235	Starmont	1A	146
236	Wapello	1A	145
237	Newman Catholic, Mason City	1A	144
238	IKM-Manning	1A	144
239	Earlham	1A	144
240	Danville	1A	144
241	Pekin	1A	143
242	North Cedar, Stanwood	1A	143
243	North Butler, Greene	1A	143
244	Mount Ayr	1A	143
245	Martensdale-St Marys	1A	142
246	East Buchanan, Winthrop	1A	142
247	Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg	1A	141
248	AGWSR, Ackley	1A	140
249	Riverside, Oakland	1A	139
250	Bedford	1A	139	South Page, College Springs (28)
251	BCLUW, Conrad	1A	139
252	Nashua-Plainfield	1A	138
253	Midland, Wyoming	1A	138
254	Wayne, Corydon	1A	136
255	Woodbury Central, Moville	1A	135
256	B-G-M, Brooklyn	1A	135
257	Saint Ansgar	1A	134
258	Sigourney	1A	133
259	Highland, Riverside	1A	133
260	South O'Brien, Paullina	1A	129
261	Northwood-Kensett	1A	128
262	Southeast Warren, Liberty Center	1A	126
263	North Linn, Troy Mills	1A	125
264	St. Albert, Council Bluffs	1A	123
265	West Hancock, Britt	1A	120
266	New London	1A	120
267	Graettinger-Terril	1A	120	Ruthven-Ayrshire (45)
268	Lynnville-Sully	1A	117
269	St. Edmond, Fort Dodge	1A	115
270	Iowa Valley, Marengo	1A	115
271	Gehlen Catholic, LeMars	1A	115
272	Fremont-Mills Tabor	1A	114
273	East Union, Afton	1A	114
274	Montezuma	1A	112
275	Lenox	1A	112
276	Baxter	1A	112
277	Central, Elkader	1A	111
278	Rockford	1A	110
279	Newell-Fonda	1A	110
280	Audubon	1A	110
281	GMG, Garwin	1A	109
282	East Mills	1A	109
283	Calamus-Wheatland	1A	109
284	Woodbine	1A	108
285	Moravia	1A	108
286	Easton Valley	1A	108
287	CAM, Anita	1A	108
288	WACO, Wayland	1A	106
289	Gladbrook-Reinbeck	1A	106
290	Central City	1A	104
291	Lone Tree	1A	103
292	Sidney	1A	101
293	Dunkerton	1A	101
294	Edgewood-Colesburg	1A	100
295	Boyer Valley, Dunlap	1A	100
296	Notre Dame, Burlington	1A	97
297	English Valleys, North English	1A	97
298	Griswold	1A	96
299	Ankeny Christian Academy	1A	96
300	Colo-NESCO	1A	95
301	Springville	1A	94
302	North Tama, Traer	1A	94
303	Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction	1A	93
304	Coon Rapids-Bayard	1A	93
305	Collins-Maxwell	1A	93
306	Woodward Academy	1A	92
307	Janesville	1A	92
308	Bishop Garrigan, Algona	1A	92
309	West Bend-Mallard	1A	91
310	North Iowa, Buffalo Center	1A	90
311	Exira-EHK	1A	90
312	George-Little Rock	1A	87
313	Winfield-Mt. Union	1A	86
314	Riceville	1A	86
315	Twin Cedars, Bussey	1A	84
316	Belle Plaine	1A	83
317	Tripoli	1A	81
318	Glidden-Ralston	1A	76
319	Clarksville	1A	76
320	Melcher-Dallas	1A	75
321	Siouxland Christian	1A	74
322	Kee Lansing	1A	74
323	West Harrison, Mondamin	1A	72
324	H-L-V Victor	1A	72
325	Lamoni	1A	71
326	Harris-Lake Park	1A	70
327	Don Bosco, Gilbertville	1A	69
328	Keota	1A	65
329	Stanton	1A	61
330	West Central, Maynard	1A	60
331	Trinity Christian	1A	56
332	Murray	1A	56
333	Waterloo Christian School	1A	52
334	Ar-We-Va Westside	1A	51	Unity Ridge Lutheran School (4)
335	Seymour	1A	50
336	Marquette Catholic, Bellevue	1A	48
337	Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison	1A	47
338	Tri-County, Thornburg	1A	46
339	Mormon Trail, Garden Grove	1A	45
340	St. Mary's, Storm Lake	1A	44
341	St. Mary's, Remsen	1A	44
342	Hillcrest Academy	1A	44
343	Essex	1A	43
344	Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton	1A	38
345	Meskwaki Settlement School	1A	38
346	Moulton-Udell	1A	36
347	Cedar Valley Christian	1A	36
348	Whiting	1A	35
349	Paton-Churdan	1A	35
350	Morning Star Academy	1A	35
351	Hamburg	1A	34
352	Heartland Christian	1A	32
353	Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf	1A	27

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