Classifications: Bowling
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
Bowling: Three classes.
3A: Largest 32 schools.
2A: Next largest 32 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
BOWLING
2024-25 FINAL CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: Dec. 16, 2024
| School | Class | Enrollment | Coops |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Lincoln | 3A | 3441 | Carlisle-Indianola-Pleasantville |
| Waukee | 3A | 3142 | Waukee Northwest-Van Meter |
| Ankeny | 3A | 2958 | Ankeny Centennial-Ankeny Christian Academy |
| Johnston | 3A | 2570 | Dallas Center-Grimes |
| Valley | 3A | 2290 | |
| Marshalltown | 3A | 2259 | BCLUW, Conrad-East Marshall, LeGrand-GMG, Garwin-Meskwaki Settlement School-West Marshall, State Center-South Tama County, Tama |
| Southeast Polk | 3A | 1973 | PCM, Monroe |
| Iowa City High | 3A | 1952 | Solon-Regina, Iowa City-West Branch |
| Waterloo West | 3A | 1914 | Hudson-Union, LaPorte City-Waterloo Christian School |
| Iowa City West | 3A | 1846 | Clear Creek-Amana-Highland, Riverside |
| Mason City | 3A | 1786 | Clear Lake-Newman Catholic, Mason City-West Fork, Sheffield-Hampton-Dumont-CAL |
| Linn-Mar | 3A | 1676 | |
| Prairie | 3A | 1654 | Mount Vernon |
| Cedar Falls | 3A | 1599 | Dike-New Hartford-Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls |
| Des Moines North | 3A | 1596 | Grand View Christian School-Saydel |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 3A | 1521 | |
| Des Moines East | 3A | 1480 | |
| Davenport West | 3A | 1416 | Assumption, Davenport |
| Davenport Central | 3A | 1385 | Assumption, Davenport |
| Muscatine | 3A | 1382 | West Liberty |
| Davenport North | 3A | 1317 | Assumption, Davenport |
| Ottumwa | 3A | 1311 | Cardinal, Eldon |
| Sioux City North | 3A | 1311 | |
| Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 3A | 1282 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3A | 1274 | |
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 3A | 1232 | |
| Bettendorf | 3A | 1201 | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf-Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf-New City Classical Academy-Coram Deo |
| Dubuque Senior | 3A | 1166 | |
| Dubuque Hempstead | 3A | 1162 | |
| Sioux City East | 3A | 1160 | |
| Ames | 3A | 1106 | |
| Dowling Catholic | 3A | 1024 | |
| Council Bluffs Lincoln | 2A | 1012 | |
| Sioux City West | 2A | 1002 | |
| Urbandale | 2A | 969 | |
| Cedar Rapids Washington | 2A | 944 | |
| Waterloo East | 2A | 929 | Dunkerton |
| Lewis Central | 2A | 924 | Underwood |
| Council Bluffs Jefferson | 2A | 876 | |
| Burlington | 2A | 821 | |
| Fort Dodge | 2A | 807 | |
| Norwalk | 2A | 789 | |
| North Scott | 2A | 776 | |
| Marion | 2A | 766 | Alburnett |
| Clinton | 2A | 762 | Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton |
| Keokuk | 2A | 752 | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison-Central Lee, Donnellson |
| Sioux Central | 2A | 718 | Spencer |
| West Sioux | 2A | 697 | Akron-Westfield-MOC-Floyd Valley |
| Mount Pleasant | 2A | 695 | Danville-New London |
| Western Dubuque | 2A | 667 | |
| Des Moines Hoover | 2A | 660 | |
| Newton | 2A | 638 | |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 2A | 610 | |
| Pella | 2A | 599 | |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 2A | 599 | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 2A | 596 | |
| LeMars | 2A | 550 | |
| ADM | 2A | 523 | |
| Oskaloosa | 2A | 464 | |
| Benton | 2A | 457 | Belle Plaine |
| Decorah | 2A | 435 | |
| Ballard | 2A | 432 | |
| Xavier | 2A | 429 | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2A | 420 | |
| Central DeWitt | 2A | 408 | (Playing Up in Classification) |
| Independence | 2A | 386 | (Playing Up in Classification) |
| Durant | 1A | 396 | Wilton |
| Carroll | 1A | 395 | |
| Gilbert | 1A | 390 | |
| Maquoketa | 1A | 390 | |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 1A | 388 | Western Christian, Hull |
| Knoxville | 1A | 387 | |
| Charles City | 1A | 383 | |
| Creston | 1A | 374 | |
| Pocahontas Area | 1A | 369 | South Central Calhoun |
| Harlan Community | 1A | 367 | |
| Wahlert Catholic | 1A | 356 | |
| West Delaware | 1A | 350 | |
| St. Albert | 1A | 343 | Heartland Christian-Tri-Center, Neola |
| Forest City | 1A | 335 | North Iowa |
| Washington | 1A | 329 | |
| Fairfield | 1A | 328 | |
| Clarke Community | 1A | 311 | |
| West Burlington | 1A | 311 | Notre Dame, Burlington |
| Greene County | 1A | 308 | Paton-Churdan |
| Grundy Center | 1A | 303 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 1A | 302 | |
| Centerville | 1A | 301 | |
| MMCRU | 1A | 298 | St. Mary’s, Remsen-Gehlen Catholic, LeMars |
| Red Oak | 1A | 297 | Stanton |
| Anamosa | 1A | 288 | |
| Waukon | 1A | 282 | |
| Davis County | 1A | 281 | |
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 1A | 277 | |
| Oelwein | 1A | 256 | |
| Lenox | 1A | 253 | Southwest Valley |
| Clarinda | 1A | 244 | |
| North Fayette Valley | 1A | 243 | |
| OABCIG | 1A | 241 | |
| Lamoni | 1A | 240 | Central Decatur, Leon |
| New Hampton | 1A | 240 | |
| Camanche | 1A | 239 | |
| Monticello | 1A | 238 | |
| Kuemper Catholic | 1A | 225 | |
| Shenandoah | 1A | 222 | |
| Pella Christian | 1A | 213 | |
| Denver | 1A | 208 | |
| Sigourney | 1A | 205 | Keota |
| West Central Valley | 1A | 190 | |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 1A | 186 | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 1A | 177 | |
| Emmetsburg | 1A | 174 | |
| Columbus Catholic | 1A | 168 | |
| Bellevue | 1A | 161 | |
| Mount Ayr | 1A | 142 | |
| Southeast Warren | 1A | 125 | |
| Tripoli | 1A | 79 | |
| Isaac Newton Christian Academy | 1A | 39 |