Classifications: Fall GOLF

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.

Fall Golf: One class.

4A: Largest 48 schools, others by request.

Remaining schools play Spring Golf.

Schools Playing in Relation to Assigned Golf Season

At its April, 2023 meeting, the IHSAA Board of Control adopted the following golf season guidelines:

The top 48 schools in Golf Classification are designated Class 4A and permitted only to compete in the IHSAA fall season.

Schools in all other classes are permitted to compete in either the IHSAA Class 4A fall season or IHSAA spring season in their designated classification.

  • Teams choosing to compete in the spring season may not compete in the fall season nor conduct any practices during the fall season.
  • Teams choosing to compete in the fall season may not compete in any meets nor conduct any practices during the spring season.
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Latest update: June 26, 2025

SchoolBEDSCo-oping Schools
Valley, West Des Moines2236
Johnston1796
Southeast Polk1757
Linn-Mar, Marion1692
Des Moines, Lincoln1692
Des Moines, Roosevelt1661Des Moines Hoover
Waukee Northwest1599
Ankeny Centennial1511
Waukee1432
Des Moines, East1425
Ankeny1385
Waterloo, West1381
Prairie, Cedar Rapids1349
Cedar Falls1321Valley Lutheran
Pleasant Valley1273
Iowa City, City High1262
Marshalltown1242
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy1230
Sioux City, North1202
Cedar Rapids, Jefferson1175
Sioux City, East1172
Iowa City, West1138
Dubuque, Senior1128
Bettendorf1104Rivermont Collegiate; Morning Star; New City Classical; Coram Deo
Dubuque, Hempstead1081
Ames1076
Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines1071
Ottumwa1065
Muscatine1047
Des Moines, North1012
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln997
Iowa City, Liberty996
Urbandale980
Davenport, Central962
Sioux City, West959
Davenport, West950
Indianola900
Cedar Rapids, Washington893
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson857
Davenport, North846
Waterloo, East842
Dallas Center-Grimes817
North Scott, Eldridge816
Norwalk801
Lewis Central792
Fort Dodge784
Clinton772
Mason City764North Iowa Christian
Burlington723
Epworth, Western Dubuque718
Le Mars532
Xavier, Cedar Rapids489
Sergeant Bluff-Luton404
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City402
Central DeWitt386
Assumption, Davenport348
Wahlert, Dubuque346