Who Is Switching Classes Next Cycle?

[PNation]

I don't think BCL-UW will be small enough to go 8 man.

Kingsley Pierson because of a couple of bigger classes would actually miss the 8 man cutoff by .1, now I'm sure they could get the 2 year wavier, and be under in 2 years. That is also based off the BEDs information from last year, and the FRL from 2 years ago.

Saint Ansgar is another school that would be a close to small enough to go 8 man, but I doubt will ever go as long as Clevenger is there.

 

[Hooper2021]

South O'Brien and West Monona are also close enough + free and reduced lunch. No idea if either will just know they're close enough.

 

[IGo42]

IHSAA: Classifications

IHSAA CLASSIFICATIONS The IHSAA bases its classifications on school enrollment numbers from one year to inform the following school year's assignments. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education. The current athletic year's...

www.iahsaa.org

I see the 2024-25 BEDS are on the IAHSAA website. At least a guy can get an idea of what schools have made significant changes in numbers. Haven't seen FRL numbers and don't recall where to find that. Also not sure who's sharing or dissolving cooperative agreements.

 

[FootballJunky23]

IHSAA: Classifications

IHSAA CLASSIFICATIONS The IHSAA bases its classifications on school enrollment numbers from one year to inform the following school year's assignments. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education. The current athletic year's...

www.iahsaa.org

I see the 2024-25 BEDS are on the IAHSAA website. At least a guy can get an idea of what schools have made significant changes in numbers. Haven't seen FRL numbers and don't recall where to find that. Also not sure who's sharing or dissolving cooperative agreements.

Are those the actual BEDS numbers for this school year though? Or is still based off a previous year?

 

[PNation]

Those are based off of last year, as are these, but these include the 8th grade from last year which would be included, obviously kids move in and out of schools, but usually these are close.

https://educate.iowa.gov/pk-12/data/education-statistics

Go to PreK-12 Enrollments by Grade, Race and Gender, and they do break it into buildings.

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[IGo42]

Who does NE Goose Lake share football with? I see last time they did districts their number was 272, but this year they are only 209. They must share with a smaller school?? If not, thats a huge drop in numbers and would likely put them in 1A.

 

[FootballJunky23]

Who does NE Goose Lake share football with? I see last time they did districts their number was 272, but this year they are only 209. They must share with a smaller school?? If not, thats a huge drop in numbers and would likely put them in 1A.

Marquette Catholic, Bellevue

You can see all of that stuff here. https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/2023-24-Football-Classifications-8.9.23.pdf

 

[IGo42]

So I've heard that Bellevue Marquette is going to join Bellevue HS in football, so they will certainly go up to 1A, and then Northeast will likely drop from 2A to 1A since they will no longer have a sharing agreement??

 

[PNation]

So I've heard that Bellevue Marquette is going to join Bellevue HS in football, so they will certainly go up to 1A, and then Northeast will likely drop from 2A to 1A since they will no longer have a sharing agreement??

You are correct, I think believe Bellevue was going to be going up with or without them so they decided to take them on, I actually believe that they have been together for middle school, but then high school the Marquette kids went to NE.

 

[Pinehawk]

Recruiting an entirely new school to join the team. That's one way to get better quickly.

 

[Retro Hawk]

Heard a rumor Central Decatur may be 8man..

 

[troutstamp1]

Recruiting an entirely new school to join the team. That's one way to get better quickly.

Bellevue will only gain a handful of Marquette kids as most dont play football. They have shared with a number of schools over the years including Dubuque Whalert

 

[troutstamp1]

the free and reduce lunch will play a big factor in classifications

 

[Pinehawk]

Bellevue will only gain a handful of Marquette kids as most dont play football. They have shared with a number of schools over the years including Dubuque Whalert

Seems like they would probably have some good athletes to contribute, since Marquette is currently the #1 ranked basketball team in 1A.

 

[troutstamp1]

Seems like they would probably have some good athletes to contribute, since Marquette is currently the #1 ranked basketball team in 1A.

Most of those kids dont play football. I know when they were combined with Whalert it was only like 5 or 6 kids and about the same at NE. Those Marquette kids focus on basketball and baseball as I think they may have been combined with Bellevue last summer for baseball.

 

[Pinehawk]

A 1A school where the basketball kids don't even play football... That's part of the reason we end up having school sharing agreements, and not a great development for small school high school sports.

 

[IGo42]

IAHSAA's Jared Chizek just sent out an email to schools that they need to verify their enrollment #'s and FRL by next Wednesday (Jan 22nd). Iowa BOE has sent the numbers to the IAHSAA and now it's just a matter of verifying. Should be soon that we find out football classifications for the '25-'26 school years

 

[PNation]

Any chance that Garrigan moves back up? I don't think they would be forced to by enrollment, but they had over 50 kids out for high school last year and over 25 out for middle school. I also know they played a couple of 11 man JV games, this is the main reason that I am asking.

 

[troutstamp1]

Any chance that Garrigan moves back up? I don't think they would be forced to by enrollment, but they had over 50 kids out for high school last year and over 25 out for middle school. I also know they played a couple of 11 man JV games, this is the main reason that I am asking.

I see quite a few 8 man teams that have larger numbers participating than some class A as well as 1A schools. Not many if any teams that play 8 man want to move back up unless forced to do so.