CLASSIFICATIONS: CROSS COUNTRY
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
Cross Country: Four classes.
4A: Largest 48 schools.
3A: Next largest 64 schools.
2A: Next largest 72 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
CROSS COUNTRY
2021 CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: August 16, 2021
| Team Name | Enrollment | Class | Co-oping Schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACGC | 175 | 1A | |
| ADM, Adel | 421 | 3A | |
| AHSTW, Avoca | 155 | 1A | |
| Akron-Westfield | 132 | 1A | |
| Albia | 288 | 2A | |
| Alburnett | 157 | 1A | |
| Algona | 335 | 3A | |
| Alta-Aurelia | 162 | 1A | |
| Ames | 1054 | 4A | |
| Anamosa | 309 | 2A | |
| Ankeny | 1292 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Centennial | 1395 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | 86 | 1A | |
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 187 | 2A | |
| Assumption, Davenport | 342 | 3A | |
| Atlantic | 322 | 3A | |
| Audubon | 97 | 1A | |
| Ballard | 354 | 3A | |
| Baxter | 107 | 1A | |
| BCLUW, Conrad | 139 | 1A | |
| Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 196 | 2A | |
| Bedford | 105 | 1A | |
| Belle Plaine | 114 | 1A | |
| Bellevue | 157 | 1A | |
| Belmond-Klemme | 183 | 1A | |
| Benton Community | 375 | 3A | |
| Bettendorf | 1218 | 4A | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf,Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf, |
| BGM, Brooklyn | 114 | 1A | |
| BHRV | 384 | 3A | Rock Valley, |
| Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 98 | 1A | |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 376 | 3A | |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 520 | 3A | |
| Boone | 491 | 3A | |
| Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 86 | 1A | |
| Burlington | 725 | 4A | |
| Calamus-Wheatland | 96 | 1A | |
| CAM, Anita | 113 | 1A | |
| Camanche | 220 | 2A | |
| Cardinal, Eldon | 199 | 2A | |
| Carlisle | 511 | 3A | |
| Cascade, Western Dubuque | 172 | 1A | |
| Cedar Falls | 1285 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 1112 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1248 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Washington | 874 | 4A | |
| Center Point-Urbana | 364 | 3A | |
| Centerville | 289 | 2A | |
| Central Decatur, Leon | 179 | 1A | |
| Central DeWitt | 392 | 3A | |
| Central Lee, Donnellson | 241 | 2A | |
| Central Springs | 179 | 1A | |
| Central, Elkader | 103 | 1A | |
| Chariton | 278 | 2A | |
| Charles City | 397 | 3A | |
| Cherokee, Washington | 253 | 2A | |
| Clarinda | 281 | 2A | South Page, College Springs, |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows/CAL | 226 | 2A | |
| Clarke, Osceola | 319 | 3A | |
| Clarksville | 63 | 1A | |
| Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg | 152 | 1A | |
| Clear Creek-Amana | 523 | 3A | |
| Clear Lake | 315 | 2A | |
| Clinton | 743 | 4A | |
| Colfax-Mingo | 164 | 1A | |
| Collins-Maxwell | 103 | 1A | |
| Colo-Nesco | 98 | 1A | |
| Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 204 | 2A | |
| Columbus Community, Columbus Junction | 146 | 1A | |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 80 | 1A | |
| Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1016 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 939 | 4A | |
| Creston | 400 | 3A | |
| Crestwood, Cresco | 316 | 3A | |
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 683 | 3A | |
| Danville/New London | 279 | 2A | New London, |
| Davenport, Central | 1242 | 4A | |
| Davenport, North | 997 | 4A | |
| Davenport, West | 1090 | 4A | |
| Davis County, Bloomfield | 305 | 2A | |
| Decorah | 431 | 3A | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 600 | 3A | |
| Denver | 190 | 2A | |
| Des Moines Christian | 244 | 2A | |
| Des Moines, Abraham Lincoln | 1807 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, East | 1595 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Hoover | 755 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, North | 1088 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1543 | 4A | |
| Diagonal | 32 | 1A | |
| Dike-New Hartford | 190 | 2A | |
| Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 65 | 1A | |
| Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1063 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Hempstead | 1204 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Senior | 1078 | 4A | |
| Dunkerton | 96 | 1A | |
| Durant | 170 | 1A | |
| Eagle Grove | 208 | 2A | |
| Earlham | 147 | 1A | |
| East Buchanan, Winthrop | 135 | 1A | |
| East Marshall, LeGrand | 194 | 2A | |
| East Mills | 115 | 1A | |
| East Sac County | 189 | 2A | |
| East Union, Afton | 125 | 1A | |
| Easton Valley | 117 | 1A | |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 221 | 2A | |
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 109 | 1A | |
| Emmetsburg | 202 | 2A | |
| English Valleys, North English | 115 | 1A | |
| Epworth, Western Dubuque | 717 | 3A | |
| Essex | 47 | 1A | |
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 307 | 2A | |
| Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton | 83 | 1A | |
| Fairfield | 395 | 3A | |
| Forest City | 255 | 2A | |
| Fort Dodge | 823 | 4A | |
| Fort Madison | 431 | 3A | |
| Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 95 | 1A | |
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 230 | 2A | |
| GCGR, Grundy Center | 274 | 2A | Gladbrook-Reinbeck, |
| Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 107 | 1A | |
| Gilbert | 402 | 3A | |
| Glenwood | 446 | 3A | |
| GLR-CL | 276 | 2A | Central Lyon, Rock Rapids, |
| GMG, Garwin | 116 | 1A | |
| Grand View Christian School | 121 | 1A | |
| Greene County | 252 | 2A | |
| Grinnell | 370 | 3A | |
| Griswold | 99 | 1A | |
| GTRA | 115 | 1A | Graettinger-Terril, |
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 324 | 3A | |
| Harlan | 363 | 3A | |
| Harris-Lake Park | 78 | 1A | |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 150 | 1A | |
| Heartland Christian | 23 | 1A | |
| Highland, Riverside | 127 | 1A | |
| Hillcrest Academy | 33 | 1A | |
| Hinton | 169 | 1A | |
| HLV, Victor | 71 | 1A | |
| Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | 49 | 1A | |
| Hudson | 161 | 1A | |
| Humboldt | 371 | 3A | |
| IKM-Manning | 153 | 1A | |
| Independence | 353 | 3A | |
| Indianola | 814 | 4A | |
| Interstate 35, Truro | 201 | 2A | |
| Iowa City, City High | 1350 | 4A | West Branch, |
| Iowa City, Liberty | 886 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, West | 1113 | 4A | |
| Iowa Falls-Alden/AGWSR | 461 | 3A | AGWSR, Ackley, |
| Iowa School for the Deaf | 16 | 1A | |
| Iowa Valley, Marengo | 132 | 1A | |
| Isaac Newton Christian Academy | 56 | 1A | Cedar Valley Christian , |
| Janesville | 75 | 1A | |
| Jesup | 217 | 2A | |
| Johnston | 1727 | 4A | |
| Kee, Lansing | 82 | 1A | |
| Keokuk | 422 | 3A | |
| Keota | 55 | 1A | |
| Knoxville | 385 | 3A | |
| Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 637 | 3A | Carroll, |
| Lake Mills | 154 | 1A | |
| Lamoni | 71 | 1A | |
| Lawton-Bronson | 152 | 1A | |
| LeMars | 483 | 3A | |
| Lenox | 104 | 1A | |
| Lewis Central | 717 | 4A | |
| Linn-Mar, Marion | 1666 | 4A | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 148 | 1A | |
| Lone Tree | 106 | 1A | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 190 | 2A | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 130 | 1A | |
| Madrid | 149 | 1A | |
| Manson Northwest Webster | 180 | 1A | |
| Maquoketa | 370 | 3A | |
| Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 142 | 1A | |
| Marion | 522 | 3A | |
| Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 40 | 1A | |
| Marshalltown | 1162 | 4A | |
| Martensdale-St. Marys | 126 | 1A | |
| Mason City | 817 | 4A | |
| Mediapolis | 194 | 2A | |
| Melcher-Dallas | 77 | 1A | |
| Meskwaki Settlement School | 66 | 1A | |
| MFL MarMac | 175 | 1A | |
| Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 252 | 2A | |
| Midland, Wyoming | 112 | 1A | |
| Missouri Valley | 168 | 1A | |
| MMCRU | 133 | 1A | |
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 357 | 3A | |
| Montezuma | 104 | 1A | |
| Monticello | 282 | 2A | |
| Moravia | 95 | 1A | |
| Moulton-Udell | 38 | 1A | |
| Mount Ayr | 137 | 1A | |
| Mount Pleasant | 433 | 3A | |
| Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 456 | 3A | Lisbon, |
| Muscatine | 1111 | 4A | |
| MVAOCOU | 194 | 2A | |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 128 | 1A | |
| Nevada | 345 | 3A | |
| New Hampton | 260 | 2A | |
| Newman Catholic, Mason City | 131 | 1A | |
| Newton | 668 | 3A | |
| Nodaway Valley | 151 | 1A | |
| North Butler, Greene | 133 | 1A | |
| North Cedar, Stanwood | 157 | 1A | |
| North Fayette Valley | 240 | 2A | |
| North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 86 | 1A | |
| North Linn, Troy Mills | 136 | 1A | |
| North Mahaska, New Sharon | 127 | 1A | |
| North Polk, Alleman | 412 | 3A | |
| North Scott, Eldridge | 750 | 4A | |
| North Tama, Traer | 108 | 1A | |
| North Union | 161 | 1A | |
| Northeast, Goose Lake | 222 | 2A | |
| Northwood-Kensett | 115 | 1A | |
| Norwalk | 768 | 4A | |
| Notre Dame / West Burlington | 336 | 3A | West Burlington, |
| OABCIG | 238 | 2A | |
| Oelwein | 288 | 2A | |
| Ogden | 158 | 1A | |
| Okoboji, Milford | 263 | 2A | |
| Orient-Macksburg | 35 | 1A | |
| Osage | 218 | 2A | |
| Oskaloosa | 469 | 3A | |
| Ottumwa | 1007 | 4A | Ottumwa Christian School, |
| Panorama, Panora | 180 | 1A | |
| PCM, Monroe | 234 | 2A | |
| Pekin | 159 | 1A | |
| Pella | 544 | 3A | |
| Pella Christian | 179 | 1A | |
| Perry | 422 | 3A | |
| Pleasant Valley | 1183 | 4A | |
| Pleasantville | 169 | 1A | |
| Pocahontas Area | 220 | 2A | |
| Postville | 170 | 1A | |
| Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1302 | 4A | |
| Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 40 | 1A | |
| Red Oak | 239 | 2A | |
| Regina, Iowa City | 171 | 1A | |
| Riceville | 67 | 1A | |
| Ridge View | 180 | 1A | , |
| Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf | 37 | 1A | |
| Riverside, Oakland | 122 | 1A | |
| Rockford | 94 | 1A | |
| Roland-Story, Story City | 248 | 2A | |
| Saint Ansgar | 124 | 1A | |
| Saydel | 324 | 3A | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 369 | 3A | |
| Sheldon | 277 | 2A | |
| Shenandoah | 229 | 2A | |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 194 | 2A | |
| Sidney | 130 | 1A | |
| Sigourney | 134 | 1A | |
| Sioux Center | 328 | 3A | |
| Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 178 | 1A | |
| Sioux City, East | 1135 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, North | 1240 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, West | 993 | 4A | |
| Siouxland Christian | 57 | 1A | |
| Solon | 389 | 3A | |
| South Central Calhoun | 251 | 2A | Glidden-Ralston, |
| South Hamilton, Jewell | 180 | 1A | |
| South Hardin | 170 | 1A | |
| South O'Brien, Paullina | 139 | 1A | |
| South Tama County, Tama | 356 | 3A | |
| South Winneshiek | 152 | 1A | |
| Southeast Polk | 1642 | 4A | |
| Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 242 | 2A | |
| Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 110 | 1A | |
| Southwest Valley | 155 | 1A | |
| Spencer | 560 | 3A | |
| Spirit Lake | 283 | 2A | |
| Springville | 93 | 1A | |
| St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 108 | 1A | |
| St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 120 | 1A | |
| St. Mary's, Remsen | 49 | 1A | |
| Stanton | 53 | 1A | |
| Starmont | 202 | 2A | West Central, Maynard, |
| Storm Lake | 647 | 3A | St. Mary's, Storm Lake, |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 181 | 1A | |
| Tipton | 242 | 2A | |
| Treynor | 213 | 2A | |
| Tri-Center, Neola | 139 | 1A | |
| Tri-County, Thornburg | 59 | 1A | |
| Trinity Christian High School | 58 | 1A | |
| Tripoli | 92 | 1A | |
| Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 88 | 1A | |
| Twin Cedars, Bussey | 70 | 1A | |
| Underwood | 197 | 2A | |
| Union, La Porte City | 244 | 2A | |
| Unity Christian, Orange City | 227 | 2A | |
| Urbandale | 959 | 4A | |
| Valley Lutheran | 33 | 1A | |
| Valley, West Des Moines | 2141 | 4A | |
| Van Buren Community | 174 | 1A | |
| Van Meter | 197 | 2A | |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 346 | 3A | |
| WACO, Wayland | 109 | 1A | |
| Wahlert, Dubuque | 316 | 3A | |
| Wapello | 126 | 1A | |
| Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 155 | 1A | |
| Washington | 364 | 3A | |
| Waterloo | 2197 | 4A | Waterloo, East, |
| Waukee | 1171 | 4A | |
| Waukee Northwest | 1260 | 4A | |
| Waukon | 265 | 2A | |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 555 | 3A | |
| Wayne, Corydon | 121 | 1A | |
| WC-KP | 237 | 2A | Kingsley-Pierson, |
| Webster City | 457 | 3A | |
| West Bend-Mallard | 82 | 1A | |
| West Central Valley, Stuart | 197 | 2A | |
| West Delaware, Manchester | 365 | 3A | |
| West Fork, Sheffield | 149 | 1A | |
| West Hancock, Britt | 136 | 1A | |
| West Harrison, Mondamin | 66 | 1A | |
| West Liberty | 298 | 2A | |
| West Lyon, Inwood | 221 | 2A | |
| West Marshall, State Center | 238 | 2A | |
| West Monona, Onawa | 169 | 1A | |
| West Sioux, Hawarden | 187 | 2A | |
| Western Christian, Hull | 207 | 2A | |
| Westwood, Sloan | 139 | 1A | |
| Whiting | 47 | 1A | |
| Williamsburg | 293 | 2A | |
| Wilton | 189 | 2A | |
| Winfield-Mt. Union | 103 | 1A | |
| Winterset | 436 | 3A | |
| Woodbine | 94 | 1A | |
| Woodward Academy | 106 | 1A | |
| Woodward-Granger | 184 | 2A | |
| Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 474 | 3A |