Classifications: Wrestling
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
Wrestling: Three classes.
3A: Largest 64 schools.
2A: Next largest 96 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
WRESTLING
2024-25 CLASSIFICATIONS
Latest update: Nov. 25, 2024
| School | Class | Enrollment | Sharing Schools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 3A | 2290 | |
| Johnston | 3A | 2112 | Des Moines Christian |
| Des Moines Lincoln | 3A | 1823 | |
| Des Moines North-Hoover | 3A | 1738 | Des Moines, Hoover |
| Southeast Polk | 3A | 1712 | |
| Linn-Mar | 3A | 1676 | |
| Des Moines East | 3A | 1658 | Grand View Christian School |
| Waukee Northwest | 3A | 1582 | |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | 3A | 1521 | |
| Ankeny Centennial | 3A | 1517 | |
| Waterloo West | 3A | 1497 | Waterloo Christian School- |
| Ankeny | 3A | 1441 | Ankeny Christian Academy |
| Cedar Falls | 3A | 1382 | Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls |
| Waukee | 3A | 1335 | |
| Sioux City North | 3A | 1311 | |
| Prairie | 3A | 1294 | |
| Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 3A | 1282 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 3A | 1274 | |
| Marshalltown | 3A | 1242 | |
| Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 3A | 1232 | |
| Iowa City High | 3A | 1222 | |
| Bettendorf | 3A | 1201 | Morning Star Acad., Rivermont Collegiate, New City Classical Academy-Coram Deo |
| Dubuque Senior | 3A | 1166 | |
| Dubuque Hempstead | 3A | 1162 | |
| Sioux City East | 3A | 1160 | |
| Iowa City West | 3A | 1135 | |
| Ames | 3A | 1106 | |
| Ottumwa | 3A | 1101 | |
| Muscatine | 3A | 1091 | |
| Davenport West | 3A | 1088 | |
| Davenport Central | 3A | 1057 | |
| Dowling Catholic | 3A | 1024 | |
| Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | 3A | 1012 | |
| Sioux City West | 3A | 1002 | |
| Davenport North | 3A | 989 | |
| Urbandale | 3A | 969 | |
| Cedar Rapids Washington | 3A | 944 | |
| Iowa City Liberty | 3A | 921 | |
| Indianola | 3A | 878 | |
| Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson | 3A | 876 | |
| Waterloo East | 3A | 834 | |
| Burlington | 3A | 821 | |
| Pella | 3A | 812 | Pella Christian |
| Mason City | 3A | 809 | |
| Fort Dodge | 3A | 807 | |
| Norwalk | 3A | 789 | |
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 3A | 779 | |
| North Scott | 3A | 776 | |
| Clinton | 3A | 762 | Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton |
| Lewis Central | 3A | 747 | |
| Fort Madison | 3A | 713 | Central Lee, Donnellson-Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 3A | 599 | |
| Western Dubuque | 3A | 667 | |
| Storm Lake | 3A | 648 | St. Mary’s, Storm Lake |
| Newton | 3A | 638 | |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 3A | 610 | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 3A | 596 | |
| Marion | 3A | 590 | Isaac Newton Christian Academy |
| Clear Creek Amana | 3A | 587 | |
| Carlisle | 3A | 561 | |
| LeMars | 3A | 550 | |
| Boone | 3A | 549 | |
| Spencer | 3A | 545 | |
| ADM | 3A | 523 | |
| Xavier | 3A | 429 | opt-up |
| North Polk | 2A | 487 | |
| Oskaloosa | 2A | 464 | |
| Burlington Notre Dame | 2A | 463 | West Burlington-Danville |
| Glenwood | 2A | 453 | |
| Keokuk | 2A | 451 | |
| Nevada | 2A | 451 | Collins-Maxwell |
| Okoboji | 2A | 445 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn |
| Perry | 2A | 444 | |
| Decorah | 2A | 435 | |
| Ballard | 2A | 432 | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 2A | 420 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 2A | 418 | |
| Bishop Heelan | 2A | 412 | |
| Winterset | 2A | 411 | |
| Central DeWitt | 2A | 408 | |
| Webster City | 2A | 407 | |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 2A | 398 | Belmond-Klemme |
| Carroll | 2A | 395 | |
| A-P/G-C | 2A | 390 | Grundy Center |
| Gilbert | 2A | 390 | |
| Maquoketa | 2A | 390 | |
| Knoxville | 2A | 387 | |
| Independence | 2A | 386 | |
| Anamosa | 2A | 384 | Central City |
| Sheldon | 2A | 384 | South O’Brien, Paullina |
| Charles City | 2A | 383 | |
| Creston | 2A | 374 | |
| Grinnell | 2A | 374 | |
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 2A | 374 | |
| Sioux Center | 2A | 373 | |
| Spirit Lake | 2A | 370 | Harris-Lake Park |
| Atlantic | 2A | 367 | |
| Harlan Community | 2A | 367 | |
| Benton | 2A | 363 | |
| Mount Vernon | 2A | 360 | |
| Wahlert Catholic | 2A | 356 | |
| Clear Lake | 2A | 354 | |
| Algona | 2A | 352 | |
| Mid-Prairie | 2A | 351 | Hillcrest Academy |
| Waukon | 2A | 351 | Kee, Lansing |
| Humboldt | 2A | 350 | |
| West Delaware | 2A | 350 | |
| Solon | 2A | 348 | |
| Audubon | 2A | 347 | Exira-EHK-IKM-Manning |
| BH-RV | 2A | 344 | Boyden-Hull |
| Hampton-Dumont-CAL | 2A | 344 | |
| Woodward-Granger | 2A | 343 | Madrid |
| New Hampton | 2A | 341 | Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction |
| Saydel | 2A | 340 | |
| East Marshall | 2A | 338 | GMG, Garwin-Meskwaki Settlement School |
| Forest City | 2A | 335 | North Iowa, Buffalo Center |
| Roland-Story | 2A | 331 | Colo-NESCO |
| Center Point-Urbana | 2A | 330 | |
| Washington | 2A | 329 | |
| Assumption | 2A | 328 | |
| Dike-New Hartford | 2A | 328 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck |
| Fairfield | 2A | 328 | |
| BCLUW | 2A | 318 | South Hardin |
| South Tama | 2A | 315 | |
| Williamsburg | 2A | 315 | |
| Clarke | 2A | 311 | |
| Greene County | 2A | 308 | Paton-Churdan |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 2A | 302 | |
| Centerville | 2A | 301 | |
| Red Oak | 2A | 297 | Stanton |
| Chariton | 2A | 293 | |
| West Liberty | 2A | 291 | |
| Iowa Falls-Alden | 2A | 283 | |
| Cherokee Washington | 2A | 282 | |
| Davis County | 2A | 281 | |
| Albia | 2A | 279 | |
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 2A | 277 | |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 2A | 276 | Twin Cedars, Bussey |
| Crestwood | 2A | 270 | |
| Central Lyon | 2A | 264 | George-Little Rock |
| PCM | 2A | 261 | |
| Southeast Valley | 2A | 258 | |
| Oelwein | 2A | 256 | |
| Columbus Community | 2A | 251 | Winfield-Mt. Union |
| Eagle Grove | 2A | 249 | |
| Clarinda | 2A | 244 | |
| Mediapolis | 2A | 244 | |
| North Fayette Valley | 2A | 243 | |
| OABCIG | 2A | 241 | |
| Camanche | 2A | 239 | |
| Monticello | 2A | 238 | |
| North Cedar | 2A | 236 | Calamus-Wheatland |
| Western Christian | 2A | 234 | |
| Union Community | 2A | 232 | |
| West Marshall | 2A | 232 | |
| Tipton | 2A | 229 | |
| Kuemper Catholic | 2A | 225 | |
| Van Meter | 2A | 225 | |
| Garner Hayfield Ventura | 2A | 223 | |
| North Butler | 2A | 223 | Clarksville |
| Wilton | 1A | 223 | |
| Osage | 1A | 222 | |
| Shenandoah | 1A | 222 | |
| West Lyon | 1A | 219 | |
| Alburnett | 1A | 215 | |
| Southwest Iowa | 1A | 212 | Fremont-Mills, Tabor |
| Cardinal | 1A | 210 | |
| Jesup | 1A | 210 | |
| MVAOCOU | 1A | 209 | |
| Northeast | 1A | 209 | |
| Denver | 1A | 208 | |
| MFL MarMac | 1A | 207 | |
| Interstate 35 | 1A | 206 | |
| Sigourney | 1A | 205 | Keota |
| Southeast Warren/Lib. Cen./M-D | 1A | 204 | Melcher-Dallas |
| West Branch | 1A | 204 | |
| Starmont | 1A | 201 | West Central, Maynard |
| Pocahontas Area | 1A | 193 | |
| Postville | 1A | 193 | |
| East Sac County | 1A | 191 | |
| West Central Valley | 1A | 190 | |
| Manson-NW Webster | 1A | 188 | |
| Lawton-Bronson | 1A | 186 | |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 1A | 186 | |
| Hudson | 1A | 185 | |
| East Union | 1A | 184 | Murray |
| Hinton | 1A | 184 | |
| Cascade | 1A | 183 | |
| Central Springs | 1A | 181 | |
| Missouri Valley | 1A | 181 | |
| West Sioux | 1A | 181 | |
| Beckman Catholic | 1A | 179 | |
| Pleasantville | 1A | 179 | |
| Treynor | 1A | 179 | |
| Central Decatur | 1A | 178 | |
| Regina Catholic | 1A | 178 | |
| Tri-Center | 1A | 178 | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 1A | 177 | |
| Ogden | 1A | 177 | |
| Underwood | 1A | 177 | |
| South Central Calhoun | 1A | 176 | |
| Emmetsburg | 1A | 174 | |
| Nodaway Valley | 1A | 174 | Orient-Macksburg |
| Durant | 1A | 173 | |
| Ridge View | 1A | 173 | |
| Sioux Central | 1A | 173 | |
| Panorama | 1A | 171 | |
| Columbus Catholic | 1A | 168 | |
| St. Albert | 1A | 165 | Heartland Christian |
| Lisbon | 1A | 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 | |
| Westwood | 1A | 158 | |
| Colfax-Mingo | 1A | 157 | |
| Alta-Aurelia | 1A | 155 | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 1A | 155 | |
| South Hamilton | 1A | 155 | |
| South Winneshiek | 1A | 151 | |
| West Monona-Whiting | 1A | 151 | Whiting |
| West Fork | 1A | 149 | |
| AGWSR | 1A | 148 | |
| Wapsie Valley | 1A | 148 | |
| ACGC | 1A | 147 | |
| Pekin | 1A | 146 | |
| Akron-Westfield | 1A | 142 | |
| BGM | 1A | 142 | |
| Mount Ayr | 1A | 142 | |
| Riverside | 1A | 141 | |
| Southwest Valley | 1A | 140 | |
| Wapello | 1A | 138 | |
| Clayton Ridge | 1A | 136 | |
| North Union | 1A | 135 | |
| Wayne | 1A | 135 | |
| East Buchanan | 1A | 134 | |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 1A | 134 | |
| Woodbury Central | 1A | 134 | |
| Midland | 1A | 133 | |
| Springville | 1A | 133 | Cedar Valley Christian |
| Newman Catholic | 1A | 130 | |
| West Hancock | 1A | 130 | |
| Woodbine | 1A | 129 | |
| New London | 1A | 125 | |
| Highland | 1A | 124 | |
| Northwood-Kensett | 1A | 124 | |
| Saint Ansgar | 1A | 120 | |
| North Linn | 1A | 118 | |
| St. Edmond | 1A | 118 | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 1A | 117 | |
| GTRA | 1A | 116 | Ruthven-Ayrshire |
| WACO | 1A | 115 | |
| Lenox | 1A | 113 | |
| Iowa Valley | 1A | 110 | |
| Martensdale-St Marys | 1A | 110 | |
| Kingsley-Pierson | 1A | 108 | |
| HLV | 1A | 107 | Tri-County, Thornburg |
| North Tama | 1A | 107 | |
| East Mills | 1A | 103 | |
| Baxter | 1A | 102 | |
| CAM | 1A | 102 | |
| Janesville | 1A | 102 | |
| Montezuma | 1A | 102 | |
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 1A | 100 | |
| Central Elkader | 1A | 99 | |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 1A | 99 | |
| Moravia | 1A | 98 | |
| Griswold | 1A | 96 | |
| Rockford | 1A | 96 | |
| Bedford | 1A | 94 | |
| Belle Plaine | 1A | 94 | |
| English Valleys | 1A | 94 | |
| Lone Tree | 1A | 94 | |
| Riceville | 1A | 94 | |
| Don Bosco | 1A | 92 | |
| West Bend-Mallard | 1A | 90 | |
| Tripoli | 1A | 79 | |
| West Harrison | 1A | 65 | |
| Essex | 1A | 36 |