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
2021 PRELIMINARY CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: Nov. 2, 2021
| Team Name | Enrollment | Class | Co-ops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley, West Des Moines | 2141 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Lincoln | 1807 | 4A | |
| Johnston | 1727 | 4A | |
| Linn-Mar, Marion | 1666 | 4A | |
| Southeast Polk | 1642 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, East | 1595 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1543 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Centennial | 1395 | 4A | |
| Waterloo, West | 1384 | 4A | |
| Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1302 | 4A | |
| Ankeny | 1292 | 4A | |
| Cedar Falls | 1285 | 4A | |
| Waukee Northwest | 1260 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1248 | 4A | |
| Davenport, Central | 1242 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, North | 1240 | 4A | |
| Bettendorf | 1218 | 4A | Morning Star Academy, Rivermont Collegiate |
| Dubuque, Hempstead | 1204 | 4A | |
| Pleasant Valley | 1183 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, City High | 1181 | 4A | |
| Waukee | 1171 | 4A | |
| Marshalltown | 1162 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, East | 1135 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, West | 1113 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Jefferson | 1112 | 4A | |
| Muscatine | 1111 | 4A | |
| Davenport, West | 1090 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, North | 1088 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Senior | 1078 | 4A | |
| Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1063 | 4A | |
| Ames | 1054 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1016 | 4A | |
| Davenport, North | 997 | 4A | |
| Ottumwa | 995 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, West | 993 | 4A | |
| Urbandale | 959 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 939 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, Liberty | 886 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Washington | 874 | 4A | |
| Fort Dodge | 823 | 4A | |
| Mason City | 817 | 4A | |
| Indianola | 814 | 4A | |
| Waterloo, East | 813 | 4A | |
| Norwalk | 768 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Hoover | 755 | 4A | |
| North Scott, Eldridge | 750 | 4A | |
| Clinton | 743 | 4A | |
| Burlington | 725 | 4A | |
| Epworth, Western Dubuque | 717 | 3A | |
| Lewis Central | 717 | 3A | |
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 683 | 3A | |
| Newton | 668 | 3A | |
| Storm Lake | 605 | 3A | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 600 | 3A | |
| Spencer | 560 | 3A | |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 555 | 3A | |
| Pella | 544 | 3A | |
| Clear Creek-Amana | 523 | 3A | |
| Marion | 522 | 3A | |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 520 | 3A | |
| Carlisle | 511 | 3A | |
| Boone | 491 | 3A | |
| LeMars | 483 | 3A | |
| Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 474 | 3A | |
| Oskaloosa | 469 | 3A | |
| Webster City | 457 | 3A | |
| Glenwood | 446 | 3A | |
| Winterset | 436 | 3A | |
| Mount Pleasant | 433 | 3A | |
| Fort Madison | 431 | 3A | |
| Decorah | 431 | 3A | |
| Perry | 422 | 3A | |
| Keokuk | 422 | 3A | |
| Carroll | 422 | 3A | |
| ADM | 421 | 3A | |
| North Polk, Alleman | 412 | 3A | |
| Gilbert | 402 | 3A | |
| Creston | 400 | 3A | |
| Charles City | 397 | 3A | |
| Fairfield | 395 | 3A | |
| Central DeWitt | 392 | 3A | |
| Solon | 389 | 3A | |
| Knoxville | 385 | 3A | |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 376 | 3A | |
| Benton Community | 375 | 3A | |
| Humboldt | 371 | 3A | |
| Maquoketa | 370 | 3A | |
| Grinnell | 370 | 3A | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 369 | 3A | |
| West Delaware, Manchester | 365 | 3A | |
| Washington | 364 | 3A | |
| Center Point-Urbana | 364 | 3A | |
| Harlan Community | 363 | 3A | |
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 357 | 3A | |
| South Tama County, Tama | 356 | 3A | |
| Ballard | 354 | 3A | |
| Independence | 353 | 3A | |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 346 | 3A | |
| Nevada | 345 | 3A | |
| Assumption, Davenport | 342 | 3A | |
| Algona | 335 | 3A | |
| Sioux Center | 328 | 3A | |
| Saydel | 324 | 3A | |
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 324 | 3A | |
| Mount Vernon | 322 | 3A | |
| Atlantic | 322 | 3A | |
| Iowa Falls-Alden | 319 | 3A | |
| Clarke, Osceola | 319 | 3A | |
| Wahler,t Dubuque | 316 | 3A | |
| Crestwood, Cresco | 316 | 3A | |
| Clear Lake | 315 | 3A | |
| Anamosa | 309 | 3A | |
| Estherville- Lincoln Central | 307 | 2A | |
| Davis County, Bloomfield | 305 | 2A | |
| West Liberty | 298 | 2A | |
| Williamsburg | 293 | 2A | |
| Centerville | 289 | 2A | |
| Oelwein | 288 | 2A | |
| Albia | 288 | 2A | |
| Spirit Lake | 283 | 2A | |
| Monticello | 282 | 2A | |
| Clarinda | 281 | 2A | South Page, |
| Chariton | 278 | 2A | |
| Sheldon | 277 | 2A | |
| Waukon | 265 | 2A | |
| Okoboji, Milford | 263 | 2A | |
| New Hampton | 260 | 2A | |
| Forest City | 255 | 2A | |
| Cherokee, Washington | 253 | 2A | |
| Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 252 | 2A | |
| Greene County | 252 | 2A | |
| Roland-Story, Story City | 248 | 2A | |
| Union, LaPorte City | 244 | 2A | |
| Des Moines Christian | 244 | 2A | |
| Tipton | 242 | 2A | |
| Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 242 | 2A | |
| Central Lee, Donnellson | 241 | 2A | |
| North Fayette Valley | 240 | 2A | |
| Red Oak | 239 | 2A | |
| West Marshall, State Center | 238 | 2A | |
| OABCIG | 238 | 2A | |
| PCM | 234 | 2A | |
| Garner- Hayfield/Ventura | 230 | 2A | |
| Shenandoah | 229 | 2A | |
| Unity Christian, Orange City | 227 | 2A | |
| West Burlington | 226 | 2A | |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 226 | 2A | |
| Northeast, Goose Lake | 222 | 2A | |
| West Lyon, Inwood | 221 | 2A | |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 221 | 2A | |
| Pocahontas Area | 220 | 2A | |
| Camanche | 220 | 2A | |
| Osage | 218 | 2A | |
| Jesup | 217 | 2A | |
| Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 215 | 2A | |
| Treynor | 213 | 2A | |
| Rock Valley | 212 | 2A | |
| Eagle Grove | 208 | 2A | |
| Western Christian, Hull | 207 | 2A | |
| Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 204 | 2A | |
| Emmetsburg | 202 | 2A | |
| Interstate 35, Truro | 201 | 2A | |
| Cardinal Eldon | 199 | 2A | |
| West Central Valley, Stuart | 197 | 2A | |
| Van Meter | 197 | 2A | |
| Underwood | 197 | 2A | |
| Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 196 | 2A | |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 194 | 2A | |
| MVAOCOU | 194 | 2A | |
| Mediapolis | 194 | 2A | |
| East Marshall, LeGrand | 194 | 2A | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 190 | 2A | |
| Dike-New Hartford | 190 | 2A | |
| Denver | 190 | 2A | |
| Wilton | 189 | 2A | |
| East Sac County | 189 | 2A | |
| South Central Calhoun | 188 | 2A | |
| West Sioux, Hawarden | 187 | 2A | |
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 187 | 2A | |
| Woodward-Granger | 184 | 2A | |
| Belmond-Klemme | 183 | 2A | |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 181 | 2A | |
| South Hamilton, Jewell | 180 | 2A | |
| Ridge View | 180 | 2A | |
| Panorama, Panora | 180 | 2A | |
| Manson Northwest Webster | 180 | 2A | |
| Pella Christian | 179 | 2A | |
| Central Springs | 179 | 2A | |
| Central Decatur, Leon | 179 | 2A | |
| Sioux Centra,l Sioux Rapids | 178 | 2A | |
| MFL MarMac | 175 | 2A | |
| ACGC | 175 | 2A | |
| Van Buren County | 174 | 2A | |
| Central Lyon, Rock Rapids | 173 | 2A | |
| Cascade, Western Dubuque | 172 | 2A | |
| Boyden-Hull | 172 | 2A | |
| Regina, Iowa City | 171 | 2A | |
| South Hardin | 170 | 2A | |
| Postville | 170 | 2A | |
| Durant | 170 | 2A | |
| West Monona, Onawa | 169 | 2A | |
| West Branch | 169 | 2A | |
| Pleasantville | 169 | 2A | |
| Hinton | 169 | 2A | |
| Missouri Valley | 168 | 2A | |
| Grundy Center | 167 | 2A | |
| Colfax-Mingo | 164 | 2A | |
| Alta-Aurelia | 162 | 2A | |
| North Union | 161 | 1A | |
| Hudson | 161 | 1A | |
| Pekin | 159 | 1A | |
| Ogden | 158 | 1A | |
| North Cedar , Stanwood | 157 | 1A | |
| Bellevue | 157 | 1A | |
| Alburnett | 157 | 1A | |
| Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 155 | 1A | |
| Southwest Valley | 155 | 1A | |
| AHSTW, Avoca | 155 | 1A | |
| Lake Mills | 154 | 1A | |
| IKM-Manning | 153 | 1A | |
| South Winneshiek, Calmar | 152 | 1A | |
| Lawton-Bronson | 152 | 1A | |
| Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg | 152 | 1A | |
| Nodaway Valley | 151 | 1A | |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 150 | 1A | |
| West Fork, Sheffield | 149 | 1A | |
| Madrid | 149 | 1A | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 148 | 1A | |
| Earlham | 147 | 1A | |
| Danville | 147 | 1A | |
| Columbus Community, Columbus Junction | 146 | 1A | |
| Starmont | 144 | 1A | |
| Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 142 | 1A | |
| AGWSR, Ackley | 142 | 1A | |
| Westwood, Sloan | 139 | 1A | |
| Tri-Center, Neola | 139 | 1A | |
| South O'Brien, Paullina | 139 | 1A | |
| BCLUW, Conrad | 139 | 1A | |
| Mount Ayr | 137 | 1A | |
| West Hancock, Britt | 136 | 1A | |
| North Linn, Troy Mills | 136 | 1A | |
| Newell-Fonda | 136 | 1A | |
| Woodbury Centra,l Moville | 135 | 1A | |
| East Buchanan, Winthrop | 135 | 1A | |
| Sigourney | 134 | 1A | |
| Lisbon | 134 | 1A | |
| North Butler, Greene | 133 | 1A | |
| MMCRU | 133 | 1A | |
| New London | 132 | 1A | |
| Iowa Valley, Marengo | 132 | 1A | |
| Akron-Westfield | 132 | 1A | |
| Newman Catholic, Mason City | 131 | 1A | |
| Sidney | 130 | 1A | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 130 | 1A | |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 128 | 1A | |
| North Mahaska, New Sharon | 127 | 1A | |
| Highland, Riverside | 127 | 1A | |
| Wapello | 126 | 1A | |
| Martensdale-St Marys | 126 | 1A | |
| East Union, Afton | 125 | 1A | |
| Saint Ansgar | 124 | 1A | |
| Riverside, Oakland | 122 | 1A | |
| Wayne, Corydon | 121 | 1A | |
| Grand View Christian School | 121 | 1A | |
| St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 120 | 1A | |
| Easton Valley | 117 | 1A | |
| GMG, Garwin | 116 | 1A | |
| GTRA | 115 | 1A | Graettinger-Terril, |
| Northwood-Kensett | 115 | 1A | |
| English Valleys, North English | 115 | 1A | |
| East Mills | 115 | 1A | |
| B-G-M Brooklyn | 114 | 1A | |
| Belle Plaine | 114 | 1A | |
| CAM, Anita | 113 | 1A | |
| Midland, Wyoming | 112 | 1A | |
| Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 110 | 1A | |
| Notre Dame, Burlington | 110 | 1A | |
| WACO, Wayland | 109 | 1A | |
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 109 | 1A | |
| St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 108 | 1A | |
| North Tama, Traer | 108 | 1A | |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 107 | 1A | |
| Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 107 | 1A | |
| Baxter | 107 | 1A | |
| Woodward Academy | 106 | 1A | |
| Lone Tree | 106 | 1A | |
| Bedford | 105 | 1A | |
| Montezuma | 104 | 1A | |
| Lenox | 104 | 1A | |
| Winfield-Mt. Union | 103 | 1A | |
| George-Little Rock | 103 | 1A | |
| Collins-Maxwell | 103 | 1A | |
| Central, Elkader | 103 | 1A | |
| Kingsley-Pierson | 102 | 1A | |
| Central City | 100 | 1A | |
| Griswold | 99 | 1A | |
| Colo-NESCO | 98 | 1A | |
| Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 98 | 1A | |
| Audubon | 97 | 1A | |
| Dunkerton | 96 | 1A | |
| Calamus-Wheatland | 96 | 1A | |
| Moravia | 95 | 1A | |
| Fremont-Mills Tabor | 95 | 1A | |
| Woodbine | 94 | 1A | |
| Rockford | 94 | 1A | |
| Springville | 93 | 1A | |
| River Valley, Correctionville | 93 | 1A | |
| Tripoli | 92 | 1A | |
| Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 88 | 1A | |
| North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 86 | 1A | |
| Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 86 | 1A | |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | 86 | 1A | |
| Exira-EHK | 83 | 1A | |
| West Bend-Mallard | 82 | 1A | |
| Kee, Lansing | 82 | 1A | |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 80 | 1A | |
| Harris-Lake Park | 78 | 1A | |
| Melcher-Dallas | 77 | 1A | |
| Janesville | 75 | 1A | |
| Lamoni | 71 | 1A | |
| H-L-V, Victor | 71 | 1A | |
| Twin Cedars, Bussey | 70 | 1A | |
| Riceville | 67 | 1A | |
| West Harrison, Mondamin | 66 | 1A | |
| Meskwaki Settlement School | 66 | 1A | |
| Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 65 | 1A | |
| Glidden-Ralston | 63 | 1A | |
| Clarksville | 63 | 1A | |
| Murray | 62 | 1A | |
| Seymour | 60 | 1A | |
| Tri-County, Thornburg | 59 | 1A | |
| West Central, Maynard | 58 | 1A | |
| Trinity Christian | 58 | 1A | |
| Siouxland Christian | 57 | 1A | |
| Cedar Valley Christian | 56 | 1A | Isaac Newton Christian Academy, |
| Keota | 55 | 1A | |
| Stanton | 53 | 1A | |
| Mormon Trail, Garden Grove | 52 | 1A | |
| Paton-Churdan | 50 | 1A | |
| St. Mary's Remsen | 49 | 1A | |
| Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | 49 | 1A | |
| Whiting | 47 | 1A | |
| Essex | 47 | 1A | |
| Maharishi, Fairfield | 45 | 1A | |
| St. Mary's, Storm Lake | 42 | 1A | |
| Ar-We-Va, Westside | 41 | 1A | |
| Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 40 | 1A | |
| Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 40 | 1A | |
| Waterloo Christian School | 39 | 1A | |
| Moulton-Udell | 38 | 1A | |
| Orient-Macksburg | 35 | 1A | |
| Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls | 33 | 1A | |
| Hillcrest Academy | 33 | 1A | |
| Diagonal | 32 | 1A | |
| Heartland Christian | 23 | 1A |