Classifications of Pride of Iowa Conference Schools
PROTECTED CONTENT
If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above.
Username and Password Help
Please enter your email and we will send you a password reset link.
Raiders football team will play in Class A
The long-awaited classifications for Iowa High School Football programs were released late last week. The numbers will help determine the districts for the next two seasons for Iowa High School Football Programs across the state.
The Mount Ayr Raiders will be in Class A for the next two years. Mount Ayr is the 219th biggest school out of 329 schools that field a football team. Mount Ayr has a BEDS number of 162. BEDS numbers are the numbers for grades 9-11 in a school district. District assignments will be announced in early March.
The Pride of Iowa Conference is nearly split down the middle between teams in Class A and the 8-player class. There are five schools – Nodaway Valley, Mount Ayr, Central Decatur, SW Valley, and Martensdale-St. Mary’s – in Class A. There are four POI schools – Wayne, Lenox, SE Warren, and East Union – that will be in the 8-player class.
There will be seven classes of Iowa High School football. They are Classes 1A-5A, Class A, and 8-player. The largest 36 schools in the state will be in Class 5A with the next 36 largest in 4A and the next 36 largest in 3A. After 3A, the next 48 largest schools are in 2A and the next largest 48 schools are in 1A. Any remaining 11-player schools playing football after that will make up Class A. 8-Player classification is for schools with a BEDS number of 105 or fewer.
The top-3 largest schools according to BEDS documents in the state are West Des Moines Valley 2,236, Des Moines Roosevelt 2,161, and Johnston 1,792. According to BED documents, the smallest three schools in the state are Remsen-St. Mary’s 32, Mormon Trail 49, and Ar-We-Va, Westside 51.
Classifications Of Pride of Iowa Conference Schools
Team Class Number
Nodaway Valley A 167
Mount Ayr A 162
Central Decatur A 160
SW Valley A 149
Martensdale-St. Mary’s A 119
Wayne 8-P 133
Lenox 8-P 119
SE Warren 8-P 106
East Union 8-P 101
