Classifications: Track & Field
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
Track & Field: Four classes.
4A: Largest 48 schools.
3A: Next largest 64 schools.
2A: Next largest 96 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
TRACK & FIELD
PRELIMINARY 2025 CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: January 8, 2025
| School | Class | TotalBedsCount | Coops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 4A | 2290 | ||
| Des Moines Lincoln | 4A | 1823 | ||
| Johnston | 4A | 1791 | ||
| Southeast Polk | 4A | 1712 | ||
| Linn-Mar | 4A | 1676 | ||
| Waukee Northwest | 4A | 1582 | ||
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 4A | 1521 | ||
| Ankeny Centennial | 4A | 1517 | ||
| Des Moines East | 4A | 1480 | ||
| Waterloo West | 4A | 1424 | ||
| Cedar Falls | 4A | 1346 | ||
| Waukee | 4A | 1335 | ||
| Ankeny | 4A | 1332 | ||
| Sioux City North | 4A | 1311 | ||
| Prairie | 4A | 1294 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 4A | 1282 | ||
| Pleasant Valley | 4A | 1274 | ||
| Marshalltown | 4A | 1242 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 4A | 1232 | ||
| Iowa City High | 4A | 1222 | ||
| Bettendorf | 4A | 1201 | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf-Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf-New City Classical Academy-Coram Deo | |
| Dubuque Senior | 4A | 1166 | ||
| Dubuque Hempstead | 4A | 1162 | ||
| Sioux City East | 4A | 1160 | ||
| Iowa City West | 4A | 1135 | ||
| Ames | 4A | 1106 | ||
| Ottumwa | 4A | 1101 | ||
| Muscatine | 4A | 1091 | ||
| Davenport West | 4A | 1088 | ||
| Des Moines North | 4A | 1078 | ||
| Davenport Central | 4A | 1057 | ||
| Dowling Catholic | 4A | 1024 | ||
| Council Bluffs Lincoln | 4A | 1012 | ||
| Sioux City West | 4A | 1002 | ||
| Davenport North | 4A | 989 | ||
| Urbandale | 4A | 969 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Washington | 4A | 944 | ||
| Iowa City Liberty | 4A | 921 | ||
| Indianola | 4A | 878 | ||
| Council Bluffs Jefferson | 4A | 876 | ||
| Waterloo East | 4A | 834 | ||
| Burlington | 4A | 821 | ||
| Mason City | 4A | 809 | ||
| Fort Dodge | 4A | 807 | ||
| Norwalk | 4A | 789 | ||
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 4A | 779 | ||
| North Scott | 4A | 776 | ||
| Lewis Central | 4A | 747 | ||
| Clinton | 3A | 723 | ||
| Western Dubuque | 3A | 667 | ||
| Des Moines Hoover | 3A | 660 | ||
| Newton | 3A | 638 | ||
| Bondurant-Farrar | 3A | 610 | ||
| Pella | 3A | 599 | ||
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 3A | 599 | ||
| Denison-Schleswig | 3A | 596 | ||
| Marion | 3A | 590 | Isaac Newton Christian Academy | |
| Clear Creek Amana | 3A | 587 | ||
| Storm Lake | 3A | 581 | ||
| Carlisle | 3A | 561 | ||
| LeMars | 3A | 550 | ||
| Boone | 3A | 549 | ||
| Spencer | 3A | 545 | ||
| ADM | 3A | 523 | ||
| North Polk | 3A | 487 | ||
| Oskaloosa | 3A | 464 | ||
| Fort Madison | 3A | 462 | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | |
| Glenwood | 3A | 453 | ||
| Keokuk | 3A | 451 | ||
| Perry | 3A | 444 | ||
| Decorah | 3A | 435 | ||
| Ballard | 3A | 432 | ||
| Xavier | 3A | 429 | ||
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 3A | 420 | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 3A | 418 | ||
| Bishop Heelan | 3A | 412 | ||
| Winterset | 3A | 411 | ||
| Central DeWitt | 3A | 408 | ||
| Webster City | 3A | 407 | ||
| Carroll | 3A | 395 | ||
| Gilbert | 3A | 390 | ||
| Maquoketa | 3A | 390 | ||
| Knoxville | 3A | 387 | ||
| Independence | 3A | 386 | ||
| Charles City | 3A | 383 | ||
| Creston | 3A | 374 | ||
| Grinnell | 3A | 374 | ||
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 3A | 374 | ||
| Sioux Center | 3A | 373 | ||
| Nevada | 3A | 371 | ||
| Atlantic | 3A | 367 | ||
| Harlan Community | 3A | 367 | ||
| Benton | 3A | 363 | ||
| Mount Vernon | 3A | 360 | ||
| Wahlert Catholic | 3A | 356 | ||
| Clear Lake | 3A | 354 | ||
| Algona | 3A | 352 | ||
| Humboldt | 3A | 350 | ||
| West Delaware | 3A | 350 | ||
| Solon | 3A | 348 | ||
| BHRV | 3A | 344 | Rock Valley | |
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 3A | 344 | ||
| Saydel | 3A | 340 | ||
| Center Point-Urbana | 3A | 330 | ||
| Washington | 3A | 329 | ||
| Assumption | 3A | 328 | ||
| Fairfield | 3A | 328 | ||
| Des Moines Christian | 3A | 321 | ||
| South Tama | 3A | 315 | ||
| Williamsburg | 3A | 315 | ||
| Clarke Community | 3A | 311 | ||
| West Burlington/Notre Dame | 3A | 311 | Notre Dame, Burlington | |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 2A | 302 | ||
| Centerville | 2A | 301 | ||
| KP-WC-RV | 2A | 301 | Woodbury Central, Moville-River Valley, Correctionville | |
| Spirit Lake | 2A | 295 | ||
| Chariton | 2A | 293 | ||
| Okoboji | 2A | 291 | ||
| West Liberty | 2A | 291 | ||
| Anamosa | 2A | 288 | ||
| Iowa Falls-Alden | 2A | 283 | ||
| Cherokee Washington | 2A | 282 | ||
| Waukon | 2A | 282 | ||
| Davis County | 2A | 281 | ||
| Albia | 2A | 279 | ||
| Mid-Prairie | 2A | 279 | ||
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 2A | 277 | ||
| Crestwood | 2A | 270 | ||
| Greene County | 2A | 270 | ||
| PCM | 2A | 261 | ||
| Sheldon | 2A | 260 | ||
| Unity Christian | 2A | 259 | ||
| Southeast Valley | 2A | 258 | ||
| Oelwein | 2A | 256 | ||
| Central Lee | 2A | 251 | ||
| Eagle Grove | 2A | 249 | ||
| Clarinda | 2A | 244 | ||
| Mediapolis | 2A | 244 | ||
| North Fayette Valley | 2A | 243 | ||
| Roland-Story | 2A | 243 | ||
| OABCIG | 2A | 241 | ||
| Red Oak | 2A | 241 | ||
| New Hampton | 2A | 240 | ||
| Camanche | 2A | 239 | ||
| Forest City | 2A | 239 | ||
| Monticello | 2A | 238 | ||
| Western Christian | 2A | 234 | ||
| Union Community | 2A | 232 | ||
| West Marshall | 2A | 232 | ||
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 2A | 229 | ||
| Tipton | 2A | 229 | ||
| Kuemper Catholic | 2A | 225 | ||
| Van Meter | 2A | 225 | ||
| Garner Hayfield Ventura | 2A | 223 | ||
| Wilton | 2A | 223 | ||
| Osage | 2A | 222 | ||
| Shenandoah | 2A | 222 | ||
| West Lyon | 2A | 219 | ||
| Dike-New Hartford | 2A | 217 | ||
| Alburnett | 2A | 215 | ||
| Pella Christian | 2A | 213 | ||
| Cardinal | 2A | 210 | ||
| Jesup | 2A | 210 | ||
| MVAOCOU | 2A | 209 | ||
| Northeast | 2A | 209 | ||
| Denver | 2A | 208 | ||
| MFL MarMac | 2A | 207 | ||
| Interstate 35 | 2A | 206 | ||
| Woodward-Granger | 2A | 206 | ||
| West Branch | 2A | 204 | ||
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 2A | 198 | ||
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 2A | 195 | ||
| Pocahontas Area | 2A | 193 | ||
| Postville | 2A | 193 | ||
| Grundy Center | 2A | 192 | ||
| East Sac County | 2A | 191 | ||
| West Central Valley | 2A | 190 | ||
| Manson-NW Webster | 2A | 188 | ||
| Lawton-Bronson | 2A | 186 | ||
| South Hardin | 2A | 186 | ||
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 2A | 186 | ||
| Hudson | 2A | 185 | ||
| Hinton | 2A | 184 | ||
| Cascade | 2A | 183 | ||
| Central Lyon | 2A | 183 | ||
| Central Springs | 2A | 181 | ||
| East Marshall | 2A | 181 | ||
| Missouri Valley | 2A | 181 | ||
| West Sioux | 2A | 181 | ||
| Beckman Catholic | 2A | 179 | ||
| Pleasantville | 2A | 179 | ||
| Treynor | 2A | 179 | ||
| Central Decatur | 2A | 178 | ||
| Grand View Christian | 2A | 178 | ||
| Regina Catholic | 2A | 178 | ||
| Tri-Center | 2A | 178 | ||
| Louisa-Muscatine | 2A | 177 | ||
| Ogden | 2A | 177 | ||
| Underwood | 2A | 177 | ||
| South Central Calhoun | 2A | 176 | ||
| Emmetsburg | 2A | 174 | ||
| Durant | 2A | 173 | ||
| Ridge View | 2A | 173 | ||
| Sioux Central | 2A | 173 | ||
| Panorama | 2A | 171 | ||
| Belmond-Klemme | 2A | 169 | ||
| Columbus Catholic | 2A | 168 | ||
| Lisbon | 2A | 164 | ||
| Van Buren County | 1A | 164 | ||
| Lake Mills | 1A | 162 | ||
| Bellevue | 1A | 161 | ||
| AHSTW | 1A | 160 | ||
| Earlham | 1A | 160 | ||
| MMCRU | 1A | 160 | ||
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 1A | 160 | ||
| Maquoketa Valley | 1A | 159 | ||
| North Mahaska | 1A | 159 | ||
| Columbus | 1A | 158 | ||
| Westwood | 1A | 158 | ||
| Colfax-Mingo | 1A | 157 | ||
| Alta-Aurelia | 1A | 155 | ||
| Logan-Magnolia | 1A | 155 | ||
| North Butler | 1A | 155 | ||
| South Hamilton | 1A | 155 | ||
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 1A | 154 | ||
| Danville | 1A | 152 | ||
| South Winneshiek | 1A | 151 | ||
| West Fork | 1A | 149 | ||
| AGWSR | 1A | 148 | ||
| Wapsie Valley | 1A | 148 | ||
| ACGC | 1A | 147 | ||
| Pekin | 1A | 146 | ||
| Nodaway Valley | 1A | 145 | ||
| IKM-Manning | 1A | 144 | ||
| Akron-Westfield | 1A | 142 | ||
| BGM | 1A | 142 | ||
| Mount Ayr | 1A | 142 | ||
| Riverside | 1A | 141 | ||
| Southwest Valley | 1A | 140 | ||
| Sigourney | 1A | 139 | ||
| Wapello | 1A | 138 | ||
| Madrid | 1A | 137 | ||
| Clayton Ridge | 1A | 136 | ||
| North Union | 1A | 135 | ||
| Starmont | 1A | 135 | ||
| Wayne | 1A | 135 | ||
| East Buchanan | 1A | 134 | ||
| Nashua-Plainfield | 1A | 134 | ||
| North Cedar | 1A | 134 | ||
| Midland | 1A | 133 | ||
| Springville | 1A | 133 | Cedar Valley Christian | |
| BCLUW | 1A | 132 | ||
| Newman Catholic | 1A | 130 | ||
| West Hancock | 1A | 130 | ||
| Woodbine | 1A | 129 | ||
| New London | 1A | 125 | ||
| Southeast Warren | 1A | 125 | ||
| St. Albert | 1A | 125 | ||
| Highland | 1A | 124 | ||
| Northwood-Kensett | 1A | 124 | ||
| South O’Brien | 1A | 124 | ||
| West Monona | 1A | 123 | ||
| Audubon | 1A | 121 | ||
| Saint Ansgar | 1A | 120 | ||
| East Union | 1A | 118 | ||
| North Linn | 1A | 118 | ||
| St. Edmond | 1A | 118 | ||
| Lynnville-Sully | 1A | 117 | ||
| GTRA | 1A | 116 | Ruthven-Ayrshire | |
| WACO | 1A | 115 | ||
| Fremont-Mills | 1A | 113 | ||
| Lenox | 1A | 113 | ||
| Easton Valley | 1A | 111 | ||
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 1A | 111 | ||
| Iowa Valley | 1A | 110 | ||
| Martensdale-St Marys | 1A | 110 | ||
| Ankeny Christian | 1A | 109 | ||
| HLV | 1A | 107 | Tri-County, Thornburg | |
| North Tama | 1A | 107 | ||
| Boyer Valley | 1A | 105 | ||
| GMG | 1A | 104 | ||
| Newell-Fonda | 1A | 104 | ||
| East Mills | 1A | 103 | ||
| Baxter | 1A | 102 | ||
| Calamus-Wheatland | 1A | 102 | ||
| CAM | 1A | 102 | ||
| Gehlen Catholic | 1A | 102 | ||
| Janesville | 1A | 102 | ||
| Montezuma | 1A | 102 | ||
| Burlington Notre Dame | 1A | 101 | ||
| Turkey Valley | 1A | 101 | ||
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 1A | 100 | ||
| Central Elkader | 1A | 99 | ||
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 1A | 99 | ||
| Sidney | 1A | 99 | ||
| Moravia | 1A | 98 | ||
| Central City | 1A | 96 | ||
| Griswold | 1A | 96 | ||
| North Iowa | 1A | 96 | ||
| Rockford | 1A | 96 | ||
| Dunkerton | 1A | 95 | ||
| Bedford | 1A | 94 | ||
| Belle Plaine | 1A | 94 | ||
| English Valleys | 1A | 94 | ||
| Lone Tree | 1A | 94 | ||
| Riceville | 1A | 94 | ||
| Winfield-Mt Union | 1A | 93 | ||
| Woodward Academy | 1A | 93 | ||
| Don Bosco | 1A | 92 | ||
| West Bend-Mallard | 1A | 90 | ||
| Colo-Nesco | 1A | 88 | ||
| Bishop Garrigan | 1A | 87 | ||
| Exira-EHK | 1A | 82 | ||
| George-Little Rock | 1A | 81 | ||
| Glidden-Ralston | 1A | 81 | ||
| Twin Cedars | 1A | 81 | ||
| Collins-Maxwell | 1A | 80 | ||
| Melcher-Dallas | 1A | 79 | ||
| Tripoli | 1A | 79 | ||
| Harris-Lake Park | 1A | 75 | ||
| Waterloo Christian | 1A | 73 | ||
| Hillcrest Academy | 1A | 72 | ||
| Kee | 1A | 69 | ||
| Clarksville | 1A | 68 | ||
| Siouxland Christian | 1A | 67 | ||
| Storm Lake St. Mary’s | 1A | 67 | ||
| Keota | 1A | 66 | ||
| Murray | 1A | 66 | ||
| West Central | 1A | 66 | ||
| West Harrison | 1A | 65 | ||
| Lamoni | 1A | 62 | ||
| River Valley | 1A | 59 | ||
| Stanton | 1A | 56 | ||
| Ar-We-Va | 1A | 54 | Unity Ridge Lutheran School | |
| Meskwaki Settlement | 1A | 53 | ||
| Trinity Christian | 1A | 52 | ||
| Marquette Catholic | 1A | 51 | ||
| Mormon Trail | 1A | 48 | ||
| Seymour | 1A | 47 | ||
| Heartland Christian | 1A | 40 | ||
| Moulton-Udell | 1A | 39 | ||
| Prince of Peace | 1A | 39 | ||
| Paton-Churdan | 1A | 38 | ||
| Essex | 1A | 36 | ||
| Remsen St. Mary’s | 1A | 36 | ||
| Valley Lutheran | 1A | 36 | ||
| Hamburg | 1A | 35 | ||
| Orient-Macksburg | 1A | 29 | ||
| Whiting | 1A | 28 | ||
| Diagonal | 1A | 18 | ||
| Clear Lake Classical | 1A | 13 | ||
| Empigo | 1A | 5 |