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
2024 CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: March 18, 2024
| School | Class | TotalBedsCount | Coops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 4A | 2272 | ||
| Southeast Polk | 4A | 1797 | ||
| Des Moines Lincoln | 4A | 1785 | ||
| Johnston | 4A | 1749 | ||
| Linn-Mar, Marion | 4A | 1713 | ||
| Des Moines East | 4A | 1549 | ||
| Waukee Northwest | 4A | 1502 | ||
| Ankeny Centennial | 4A | 1485 | ||
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 4A | 1458 | ||
| Ankeny | 4A | 1343 | ||
| Waterloo West | 4A | 1325 | ||
| Cedar Falls | 4A | 1320 | ||
| Waukee | 4A | 1318 | ||
| Prairie | 4A | 1301 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 4A | 1296 | ||
| Pleasant Valley | 4A | 1268 | ||
| Sioux City North | 4A | 1251 | ||
| Iowa City High | 4A | 1244 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 4A | 1203 | ||
| Marshalltown | 4A | 1196 | ||
| Dubuque Hempstead | 4A | 1177 | ||
| Bettendorf | 4A | 1165 | Morning Star Academy; Rivermont Collegiate | |
| Muscatine | 4A | 1161 | ||
| Iowa City West | 4A | 1159 | ||
| Davenport Central | 4A | 1150 | ||
| Sioux City East | 4A | 1149 | ||
| Ottumwa | 4A | 1131 | ||
| Davenport West | 4A | 1096 | ||
| Dubuque Senior | 4A | 1090 | ||
| Ames | 4A | 1088 | ||
| Des Moines North | 4A | 1073 | ||
| Davenport North | 4A | 1056 | ||
| Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | 4A | 1040 | ||
| Urbandale | 4A | 1016 | ||
| Dowling Catholic | 4A | 995 | ||
| Cedar Rapids Washington | 4A | 962 | ||
| Sioux City West | 4A | 956 | ||
| Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson | 4A | 904 | ||
| Iowa City Liberty | 4A | 897 | ||
| Waterloo East | 4A | 855 | ||
| Indianola | 4A | 852 | ||
| Fort Dodge | 4A | 813 | ||
| Burlington | 4A | 813 | ||
| Mason City | 4A | 803 | ||
| North Scott | 4A | 783 | ||
| Norwalk | 4A | 767 | ||
| Clinton | 4A | 762 | ||
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 4A | 744 | ||
| Lewis Central | 3A | 722 | ||
| Des Moines Hoover | 3A | 713 | ||
| Western Dubuque | 3A | 691 | ||
| Newton | 3A | 681 | ||
| Denison-Schleswig | 3A | 597 | ||
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 3A | 594 | ||
| Bondurant-Farrar | 3A | 590 | ||
| Pella | 3A | 578 | ||
| Clear Creek Amana | 3A | 565 | ||
| Storm Lake | 3A | 562 | ||
| Carlisle | 3A | 562 | ||
| Boone | 3A | 545 | ||
| Marion | 3A | 539 | ||
| LeMars | 3A | 535 | ||
| Spencer | 3A | 522 | ||
| ADM | 3A | 518 | ||
| North Polk | 3A | 495 | ||
| Xavier | 3A | 469 | Isaac Newton Christian Academy | |
| Fort Madison | 3A | 466 | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | |
| Keokuk | 3A | 456 | ||
| Oskaloosa | 3A | 454 | ||
| Glenwood | 3A | 447 | ||
| Perry | 3A | 444 | ||
| Mount Pleasant | 3A | 444 | ||
| Decorah | 3A | 428 | ||
| Webster City | 3A | 424 | ||
| Winterset | 3A | 423 | ||
| Maquoketa | 3A | 410 | ||
| Carroll | 3A | 409 | ||
| Central DeWitt | 3A | 407 | ||
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 3A | 403 | ||
| Ballard | 3A | 403 | ||
| Gilbert | 3A | 400 | ||
| Charles City | 3A | 399 | ||
| Creston | 3A | 397 | ||
| Humboldt | 3A | 384 | ||
| Knoxville | 3A | 379 | ||
| Sioux Center | 3A | 377 | ||
| Bishop Heelan | 3A | 376 | ||
| Nevada | 3A | 374 | ||
| Benton | 3A | 372 | ||
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 3A | 371 | ||
| BHRV | 3A | 371 | Rock Valley | |
| Solon | 3A | 369 | ||
| Independence | 3A | 369 | ||
| Harlan Community | 3A | 369 | ||
| Atlantic | 3A | 365 | ||
| West Delaware | 3A | 364 | ||
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 3A | 360 | ||
| Algona | 3A | 359 | ||
| South Tama | 3A | 358 | ||
| Clear Lake | 3A | 356 | ||
| Grinnell | 3A | 354 | ||
| Washington | 3A | 353 | ||
| Center Point-Urbana | 3A | 352 | ||
| Mount Vernon | 3A | 350 | ||
| Clarke | 3A | 344 | ||
| Fairfield | 3A | 340 | ||
| Wahlert Catholic | 3A | 337 | ||
| Saydel | 3A | 329 | ||
| Assumption | 3A | 320 | ||
| Davis County | 3A | 311 | ||
| Williamsburg | 3A | 310 | ||
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 3A | 308 | ||
| KP-WC_RV | 2A | 307 | Woodbury Central, Moville; River Valley | |
| Chariton | 2A | 307 | ||
| West Burlington/Notre Dame | 2A | 305 | Notre Dame, Burlington | |
| Anamosa | 2A | 304 | ||
| Centerville | 2A | 300 | ||
| Waukon | 2A | 293 | ||
| Greene County | 2A | 292 | ||
| Albia | 2A | 291 | ||
| Spirit Lake | 2A | 288 | ||
| Iowa Falls-Alden | 2A | 288 | ||
| Okoboji | 2A | 286 | ||
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 2A | 286 | ||
| Crestwood | 2A | 285 | ||
| West Liberty | 2A | 275 | ||
| PCM | 2A | 274 | ||
| Mid-Prairie | 2A | 270 | ||
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 2A | 270 | ||
| Clarinda | 2A | 268 | ||
| Des Moines Christian | 2A | 266 | ||
| Southeast Valley | 2A | 264 | ||
| Cherokee Washington | 2A | 263 | ||
| Roland-Story | 2A | 259 | ||
| Oelwein | 2A | 259 | ||
| Monticello | 2A | 257 | ||
| Union Community | 2A | 251 | ||
| Sheldon | 2A | 250 | ||
| Central Lee | 2A | 248 | ||
| New Hampton | 2A | 246 | ||
| Forest City | 2A | 246 | ||
| Red Oak | 2A | 244 | ||
| North Fayette Valley | 2A | 243 | ||
| West Marshall | 2A | 241 | ||
| Mediapolis | 2A | 240 | ||
| Eagle Grove | 2A | 237 | ||
| Tipton | 2A | 235 | ||
| West Lyon | 2A | 232 | ||
| OABCIG | 2A | 232 | ||
| Garner Hayfield Ventura | 2A | 232 | ||
| Unity Christian | 2A | 228 | ||
| Camanche | 2A | 228 | ||
| Van Meter | 2A | 227 | ||
| Osage | 2A | 225 | ||
| Western Christian | 2A | 224 | ||
| Northeast | 2A | 224 | ||
| Kuemper Catholic | 2A | 222 | ||
| MVAOCOU | 2A | 216 | ||
| Jesup | 2A | 216 | ||
| Shenandoah | 2A | 214 | ||
| Pocahontas Area | 2A | 214 | ||
| Interstate 35 | 2A | 214 | ||
| Dike-New Hartford | 2A | 210 | ||
| Cardinal | 2A | 208 | ||
| MFL MarMac | 2A | 206 | ||
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 2A | 205 | ||
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 2A | 205 | ||
| Woodward-Granger | 2A | 204 | ||
| Wilton | 2A | 204 | ||
| East Sac County | 2A | 203 | ||
| West Central Valley | 2A | 201 | ||
| Denver | 2A | 200 | ||
| Alburnett | 2A | 198 | ||
| West Sioux | 2A | 197 | ||
| Postville | 2A | 196 | ||
| Pella Christian | 2A | 195 | ||
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 2A | 194 | ||
| Hudson | 2A | 193 | ||
| Sioux Central | 2A | 192 | ||
| Ridge View | 2A | 192 | ||
| Underwood | 2A | 191 | ||
| East Marshall | 2A | 191 | ||
| Colfax-Mingo | 2A | 188 | ||
| South Hardin | 2A | 187 | ||
| Manson-NW Webster | 2A | 187 | ||
| Grundy Center | 2A | 187 | ||
| Ogden | 2A | 186 | ||
| Treynor | 2A | 185 | ||
| Pleasantville | 2A | 185 | ||
| Central Decatur | 2A | 185 | ||
| Van Buren County | 2A | 184 | ||
| Hinton | 2A | 183 | ||
| Emmetsburg | 2A | 183 | ||
| Cascade | 2A | 183 | ||
| Columbus Catholic | 2A | 181 | ||
| West Branch | 2A | 180 | ||
| Missouri Valley | 2A | 180 | ||
| Durant | 2A | 178 | ||
| Central Springs | 2A | 178 | ||
| Central Lyon | 2A | 177 | ||
| Lawton-Bronson | 2A | 176 | ||
| Beckman Catholic | 2A | 176 | ||
| Regina Catholic | 2A | 175 | ||
| South Central Calhoun | 2A | 173 | ||
| Louisa-Muscatine | 2A | 172 | ||
| AHSTW | 2A | 171 | ||
| South Hamilton | 2A | 170 | ||
| Belmond-Klemme | 1A | 170 | ||
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 1A | 168 | ||
| Westwood | 1A | 167 | ||
| Bellevue | 1A | 166 | ||
| Panorama | 1A | 165 | ||
| Tri-Center | 1A | 164 | ||
| Southwest Valley | 1A | 163 | ||
| Grand View Christian | 1A | 162 | ||
| Lisbon | 1A | 161 | ||
| ACGC | 1A | 161 | ||
| West Monona | 1A | 160 | ||
| Wapsie Valley | 1A | 160 | ||
| Lake Mills | 1A | 160 | ||
| South Winneshiek | 1A | 159 | ||
| Madrid | 1A | 159 | ||
| Columbus | 1A | 157 | ||
| Alta-Aurelia | 1A | 156 | ||
| Nodaway Valley | 1A | 155 | ||
| West Fork | 1A | 154 | ||
| MMCRU | 1A | 154 | ||
| Logan-Magnolia | 1A | 154 | ||
| North Union | 1A | 153 | ||
| Maquoketa Valley | 1A | 152 | ||
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 1A | 151 | ||
| North Mahaska | 1A | 150 | ||
| Akron-Westfield | 1A | 150 | ||
| Starmont | 1A | 146 | ||
| Wapello | 1A | 145 | ||
| Newman Catholic | 1A | 144 | ||
| IKM-Manning | 1A | 144 | ||
| Earlham | 1A | 144 | ||
| Danville | 1A | 144 | ||
| Pekin | 1A | 143 | ||
| North Cedar | 1A | 143 | ||
| North Butler | 1A | 143 | ||
| Mount Ayr | 1A | 143 | ||
| Martensdale-St Marys | 1A | 142 | ||
| East Buchanan | 1A | 142 | ||
| Clayton Ridge | 1A | 141 | ||
| AGWSR | 1A | 140 | ||
| Riverside | 1A | 139 | ||
| Bedford | 1A | 139 | South Page, College Springs | |
| BCLUW | 1A | 139 | ||
| Nashua-Plainfield | 1A | 138 | ||
| Midland | 1A | 138 | ||
| Wayne | 1A | 136 | ||
| BGM | 1A | 135 | ||
| Saint Ansgar | 1A | 134 | ||
| Sigourney | 1A | 133 | ||
| Highland | 1A | 133 | ||
| South O'Brien | 1A | 129 | ||
| Northwood-Kensett | 1A | 128 | ||
| Southeast Warren | 1A | 126 | ||
| North Linn | 1A | 125 | ||
| St. Albert | 1A | 123 | ||
| West Hancock | 1A | 120 | ||
| GTRA | 1A | 120 | Graettinger-Terril | |
| New London | 1A | 120 | ||
| HLV | 1A | 118 | Tri-County | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 1A | 117 | ||
| St. Edmond | 1A | 115 | ||
| Iowa Valley | 1A | 115 | ||
| Gehlen Catholic | 1A | 115 | ||
| Fremont-Mills | 1A | 114 | ||
| East Union | 1A | 114 | ||
| Montezuma | 1A | 112 | ||
| Lenox | 1A | 112 | ||
| Baxter | 1A | 112 | ||
| Central Elkader | 1A | 111 | ||
| Rockford | 1A | 110 | ||
| Newell-Fonda | 1A | 110 | ||
| Audubon | 1A | 110 | ||
| GMG | 1A | 109 | ||
| East Mills | 1A | 109 | ||
| Calamus-Wheatland | 1A | 109 | ||
| Woodbine | 1A | 108 | ||
| Moravia | 1A | 108 | ||
| Easton Valley | 1A | 108 | ||
| CAM | 1A | 108 | ||
| WACO | 1A | 106 | ||
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 1A | 106 | ||
| Central City | 1A | 104 | ||
| Lone Tree | 1A | 103 | ||
| Sidney | 1A | 101 | ||
| Dunkerton | 1A | 101 | ||
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 1A | 100 | ||
| Boyer Valley | 1A | 100 | ||
| English Valleys | 1A | 97 | ||
| Griswold | 1A | 96 | ||
| Ankeny Christian | 1A | 96 | ||
| Colo-Nesco | 1A | 95 | ||
| Springville | 1A | 94 | ||
| North Tama | 1A | 94 | ||
| Turkey Valley | 1A | 93 | ||
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 1A | 93 | ||
| Collins-Maxwell | 1A | 93 | ||
| Woodward Academy | 1A | 92 | ||
| Janesville | 1A | 92 | ||
| Bishop Garrigan | 1A | 92 | ||
| West Bend-Mallard | 1A | 91 | ||
| North Iowa | 1A | 90 | ||
| Exira-EHK | 1A | 90 | ||
| George-Little Rock | 1A | 87 | ||
| Winfield-Mt Union | 1A | 86 | ||
| Riceville | 1A | 86 | ||
| Twin Cedars | 1A | 84 | ||
| Belle Plaine | 1A | 83 | ||
| Tripoli | 1A | 81 | ||
| Glidden-Ralston | 1A | 76 | ||
| Clarksville | 1A | 76 | ||
| Melcher-Dallas | 1A | 75 | ||
| Siouxland Christian | 1A | 74 | ||
| Kee | 1A | 74 | ||
| West Harrison | 1A | 72 | ||
| Lamoni | 1A | 71 | ||
| Harris-Lake Park | 1A | 70 | ||
| Don Bosco | 1A | 69 | ||
| Keota | 1A | 65 | ||
| Stanton | 1A | 61 | ||
| West Central | 1A | 60 | ||
| Trinity Christian | 1A | 56 | ||
| Murray | 1A | 56 | ||
| Waterloo Christian | 1A | 52 | ||
| Ar-We-Va | 1A | 51 | Unity Ridge Lutheran School | |
| Seymour | 1A | 50 | ||
| Marquette Catholic | 1A | 48 | ||
| Remsen St. Mary's | 1A | 46 | ||
| Mormon Trail | 1A | 45 | ||
| Storm Lake St. Mary's | 1A | 44 | ||
| Hillcrest Academy | 1A | 44 | ||
| Essex | 1A | 43 | ||
| Prince of Peace | 1A | 38 | ||
| Meskwaki Settlement | 1A | 38 | ||
| Moulton-Udell | 1A | 36 | ||
| Whiting | 1A | 35 | ||
| Paton-Churdan | 1A | 35 | ||
| Hamburg | 1A | 34 | ||
| Heartland Christian | 1A | 32 | ||
| Orient-Macksburg | 1A | 30 | ||
| Diagonal | 1A | 30 | ||
| Valley Lutheran | 1A | 29 | ||
| Iowa School For The Deaf | 1A | 26 | ||
| Clear Lake Classical | 1A | 11 |