The Idaho High School Activities Association (IHSAA) oversees high school

High school

High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 athletics in the state of Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

. Idaho high schools are classified in five categories based on their enrollment. Generally speaking but not necessarily, schools compete against other schools in their own classification, but are allowed to play other schools one classification above or below them in most sports. Playoffs and championships are based on these classifications as well.

Classification

IHSAA classifications are based on four-year enrollments in grades 9-12.
The classifications for the state's 154 high schools for 2010-12 are:

• 5A - four-year enrollment of 1,280 or more - (17 schools)
  • - (320+ per class year)
• 4A - four-year enrollment of 640 to 1,279 - (27 schools)
  • - (160-319 per class year)
• 3A - four-year enrollment of 320 to 639 - (21 schools)
  • - (80-159 per class year)
• 2A - four-year enrollment of 160 to 319 - (25 schools)
  • - (40-79 per class year)
• 1A, Div. I - four-year enrollment of 100 to 159 - (32 schools)
  • - (25-39 per class year)
• 1A, Div. II - four-year enrollment of 99 or less - (32 schools)
  • - (under 25 per class year)

Districts

• I - north
• II - north central
• III - southwest
• 'IV - south central
• V - east (south)
• VI - east (north)

5A Conferences

High Country Conference - (east)

Highland Rams

Highland High School (Pocatello, Idaho)

Highland High School is a four-year public high school located in Pocatello, Idaho. Its school colors are black,white and red. Its mascot is the ram.The school band was invited to Florida to play in the 2009 BCS Championship game halftime show....

- (Pocatello)

Idaho Falls Tigers

Idaho Falls High School

Idaho Falls High School , commonly referred to as I.F., is a high school located in central Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school's current building opened in 1952, though the school itself has been in operation for well over a century. IFHS is one of two high schools in Idaho School District 91, along...

Skyline Grizzlies

Skyline High School (Idaho)

Skyline High School is a senior high school in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school is on the west side of Idaho Falls and was built in 1968.-History:Skyline was the second high school built in Idaho Falls...

- (Idaho Falls)
Inland Empire League - (north)

Coeur d'Alene Vikings

Coeur d'Alene High School

Coeur d’Alene High School is a public high school in Idaho which serves the cities of Coeur d'Alene, Dalton Gardens, Hayden, and a portion of Kootenai County.-Notable alumni:...

Lake City Timberwolves

Lake City High School

Lake City High School is a public high school in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. The second high school in the city, LCHS opened in 1994 and draws from the southern and western areas of the Coeur d'Alene school district.-Basketball:...

- (Coeur d'Alene)

Lewiston Bengals

Post Falls Trojans

Southern Idaho Conference - (southwest)

Boise Braves

Boise High School

Boise High School is the one of five public traditional high schools within the city of Boise, Idaho. It is one of four Boise School District three year comprehensive high schools and is located on the outerlying edge of the city's downtown business core...

Borah Lions

Borah High School

Borah High School is a three-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho. It is named after William E. Borah, a prominent U.S. Senator from 1907-40.-History:...

- (Boise)

Capital Eagles - (Boise)

Centennial Patriots - (Boise/Meridian)

Eagle Mustangs

Eagle High School

Eagle High School is a four-year public school in Eagle, Idaho, operated by the Meridian School District. EHS opened in August 1995, educating students in grades 9–12. The current student body is approximately 2,200, an average of 550 students per class year...

Meridian Warriors

Rocky Mountain Grizzlies - (Meridian)

Mountain View Mavericks

Mountain View High School (Meridian, Idaho)

Mountain View High School is a four-year high school public secondary school in Meridian, Idaho. The school opened in the fall of 2003, the fourth major high school in the Meridian School District...

- (Meridian)

Timberline Wolves

Timberline High School (Boise, Idaho)

Timberline High School is a three-year public secondary school in Boise, Idaho. Opened in August 1998, it is the fourth and newest public high school in the city, serving the southeast portion of the Boise School District....

- (Boise)

Vallivue Falcons

Vallivue High School

Vallivue High School is a high school in Caldwell, Idaho. Its school colors, brown and gold, represent the school's rich agricultural tradition. The current principal is Mr. Brulotte. The school's campus sits on the corner of Montana and Homedale roads. The mascot for Vallivue High School is a...

- (Caldwell)

4A Conferences

Great Basin (East) Conference - (southeast)

Century Diamondbacks - (Pocatello)

Pocatello Indians

Pocatello High School

Pocatello High School is a high school in Pocatello, Idaho commonly known as "Poky." The high school is a very historic fixture of Old Town Pocatello and is claimed to be haunted.-History:The school was constructed during the late spring of 1892...

Preston Indians

Preston High School (Idaho)

Preston High School is located in the small town of Preston, in Idaho, United States.Preston High was one of the main filming locations in the movie Napoleon Dynamite...

Great Basin (West) Conference - (south central)

Burley Bobcats

Burley High School

Burley High School is a high school in Burley, Idaho, part of Cassia County School District #151. Its official title is Burley Senior High School and it has only had its 2100 Park Ave. address since the doors opened for the Spring Semester of 1999...

Twin Falls Bruins

Twin Falls High School

Twin Falls High School is a high school in Twin Falls, Idaho, United States. It is one of two regular high schools operated by the Twin Falls School District.-School history:...

Canyon Ridge Riverhawks

Canyon Ridge High School

Canyon Ridge High School is a public high school in Twin Falls, Idaho, operated by the Twin Falls School District. Canyon Ridge is the second high school in the city, and first opened its doors in August 2009....

- (Twin Falls)

Jerome Tigers

Minico Spartans

Minico High School

Minico High School, also known as Minidoka County High School, is a public high school located in Minidoka County, Idaho, United States...

- (Rupert)

Wood River Wolverines - (Hailey)

High Country Conference - (east)

Blackfoot Broncos

Blackfoot High School

Blackfoot High School is a high school located in Blackfoot, Idaho.- History :Blackfoot High School was founded in the early 1890s. The current school building, built in the 1950s, was given a new science wing in the mid-1990s and in the early 2000s, a new auditorium and gymnasium. The school,...

Bonneville Bees - (Idaho Falls)

Hillcrest Knights - (Ammon)

Madison Bobcats

Madison High School (Idaho)

Madison High School is a public high school located in Rexburg, Idaho. They have won a number of state championships in in both boys and girls sports.-Idaho High School Activities Association state championships:...

Rigby Trojans

Rigby High School

Rigby High School is a public high school located in Rigby, Idaho. The school serves about 840 student in grades 10 to 12 in the Jefferson County Joint School District. Its mascot is the Trojans, and its colors are gold, white, and maroon. The High School serves Rigby and its smaller surrounding...

Shelly Russetts

Inland Empire League - (north)

Lakeland Hawks

Lakeland High School (Rathdrum, Idaho)

Lakeland High School is a public high school in Rathdrum, Idaho, opened in 1979.As of January 2008, the school enrolled about 800 students in grades 9-12. It serves students from the Rathdrum, Hauser Lake and Garwood communities as well as other areas within Kootenai County. It is part of Lakeland...

- (Rathdrum)

Moscow Bears

Moscow High School

Moscow High School is a three-year public secondary school in Moscow, Idaho. A senior high school, it serves grades 10-12, and its principal is Bob Celebrezze....

Sandpoint Bulldogs

Sandpoint High School

Sandpoint High School is a public high school in Sandpoint, Idaho, United States.-Academic Decathlon :The school's Academic Decathlon has been successful in statewide and national competitions...

Southern Idaho Conference - (southwest)

Bishop Kelly Knights

Bishop Kelly High School

Bishop Kelly High School is a private Roman Catholic high school in Boise, Idaho, operated by the Diocese of Boise.-History:The school opened its doors in the fall of 1964, succeeding St. Teresa's Academy, which had closed that spring. Bishop Kelly is the only Catholic high school in the state of...

- (Boise)

Caldwell Cougars

Columbia Wildcats

Columbia High School (Nampa, Idaho)

Columbia High School is a four-year public secondary school in Nampa, Idaho. The third major high school in the Nampa School District 131, Columbia opened in 2006, designed with two floors and a separate building for the advanced classes. The school district shuttles students from one high school...

- (Nampa)

Emmett Huskies

Emmett High School

Emmett High School is a school in Emmett, Idaho.-Football:December 1, 1904 Emmett Was Defeated by Caldwell Football Team by the Score of 6-0. Jack Perry, Emmett's halfback, made a sensational run of 20 yards and would have scored had it not been for the muddy field. Jack Slipped and fell when near...

Kuna Kavemen

Kuna High School

Kuna High School is a high school in Kuna, Idaho....

Middleton Vikings

Middleton High School (Idaho)

Middleton High School is a high school in Middleton, Idaho.-Middleton Fire of 2007:On the morning of February 1, 2007, the school caught fire due to the boiler room exploding. 70% of the school was ruined, with the damages assessed at 10 million dollars...

Mountain Home Tigers

Mountain Home High School (Idaho)

Mountain Home High School is a four-year public secondary school in Mountain Home, Idaho, the sole high school of the Mountain Home School District . It serves over 1100 students in grades 9-12, from the city of Mountain Home and Mountain Home Air Force Base to the west. MHHS is located at 300...

Nampa Bulldogs

Nampa High School

Nampa High School is a four-year public secondary school in Nampa, Idaho, operated by the Nampa School District.-External links:* - official site* - official site...

Skyview Hawks

Skyview High School (Nampa, Idaho)

Skyview High School is a high school in Nampa, Idaho, opened in 1996. It is part of Nampa School District 131. It is on a block schedule, with students taking 4 classes on A day and 4 classes on B day. It is a government funded public high school for grades 9 through 12. It is one of the 5 high...

- (Nampa)

3A Conferences

Intermountain League - (north)

Bonners Ferry Badgers

Bonners Ferry High School

Bonners Ferry High School is a high school in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.Bonners Ferry High School serves the entire community of Boundary County, Idaho: the northernmost county in the state. The approximately 500 students come from an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12...

Kellogg Bulldogs

Priest River Spartans

St. Maries Lumberjacks

St. Maries High School

St. Maries High School is the only high school in St. Maries, Idaho, located in Northern Idaho just off of the St. Joe River. In a town dominated largely by logging, the school's mascot is the Lumberjack....

Timberlake Tigers

Timberlake High School

Timberlake High School is a public secondary school located in the town of Spirit Lake, Idaho. It is the second high school in the Lakeland School District. The school colors are navy blue, gold, and white, and its mascot is the white tiger. Students from the cities of Spirit Lake, Athol, Bayview,...

- (Spirit Lake)

Mountain Rivers Conference - (east)

Salmon Savages

Salmon High School

Salmon High School is a public secondary school located in Salmon, Idaho. Salmon High School is a part of the Salmon School District #291. The mission of the school is to "provide a safe, supportive environment for teaching and learning." Current enrollment at the High School is...

South Fremont Cougars

South Fremont High School

South Fremont High School is public high school located in St. Anthony, Idaho, USA.-Controversies:In 1992, the school caught the attention of the American Civil Liberties Union for displaying a nativity scene in a school hallway. The scene contained two-inch tall figures and was arranged by the...

- (St. Anthony)

Sugar-Salem Diggers

Sugar-Salem High School

Sugar-Salem High School is a public high school located in Sugar City, Idaho. and is part of the Sugar-Salem School District. The district takes in students from the surrounding area, from the community referred to locally as Plano, Idaho on the west to beyond the town of Newdale, Idaho on the east...

Teton Redskins

Sawtooth Central Conference - (south central)

Buhl Indians

Buhl High School

Buhl High School is a high school in Buhl, Idaho.-References:Buhl High School's mascot is an Indian. Their colors are orange and black....

Filer Wildcats

Filer High School

Filer High School is a high school in Filer, Idaho....

Kimberly Bulldogs

Snake River Valley Conference - (southwest)

Fruitland Grizzlies

Fruitland High School

Fruitland High School is the only high school in Fruitland, Idaho. It is one of three high schools in Payette County. In 2006, it had a student population of 512.-Notable alumni:* Jordan Gross – ; NFL Offensive tackle, Carolina Panthers...

Homedale Trojans

Homedale High School

Homedale High School is a public high school serving the community of Homedale, Idaho. It comprises grades 9-12 and had an approximate enrollment of 332 students for the 2008-09 academic year....

Parma Panthers

Parma High School

Parma High School is a high school in Parma, Idaho....

Payette Pirates

Payette High School

Payette High School is a high school in Payette, Idaho, USA. It is well known for its large domed gymnasium.-Fight song:The Payette Pirate's fight song goes along to the tune of the Notre Dame Victory March. "Fight fight for our Payette High. Bring on the red and bring on the white. Send our...

Weiser Wolverines

Weiser High School

Weiser High School is the only high school in Weiser, Idaho. In 2006, it had a student population of 514. Every June, it hosts the National Oldtime Fiddlers' Contest & Festival....

Southeastern Idaho Conference - (southeast)

American Falls Beavers

American Falls High School

American Falls High School is a secondary school in American Falls, Idaho. The current principal is Jeff Read. The vice principal is Travis Hansen. The school building was completed in 2002. The school is on the south west end of American Falls....

Bear Lake Bears

Bear Lake High School

Bear Lake High School is a high school in Montpelier, Idaho....

Marsh Valley Eagles

Marsh Valley High School

Marsh Valley High School is a high school in Arimo, Idaho located at 12805 S Old Highway 91 Arimo, ID 83214-1613....

- (Arimo)

Snake River Panthers

Snake River High School

Snake River High School is a high school in Blackfoot, Idaho. The school has an enrollment of 587 and Dean Bonney is the principal....

- Blackfoot)

2A Conferences

Canyon Conference - (south central)

Declo Hornets

Declo High School

Declo High School is a public high school located in Declo, Idaho. It is the second largest high school operated by the Cassia County Joint School District...

Glenns Ferry Pilots

Glenns Ferry High School

Glenns Ferry High School is a four-year public secondary school in Elmore County, Idaho, located in the city of Glenns Ferry.With 140 students in four grades, GFHS has the second highest enrollment in the county, behind Mountain Home High School...

Gooding Senators

Gooding High School

Gooding High School is a public high school located in Gooding, Idaho, United States. It is the main high school operated by the Gooding School District.-Athletics:...

Valley Vikings

Valley High School (Idaho)

Valley High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Hazelton, Idaho, U.S.A. It is the main high school operated by the Valley School District, serving several rural communities in eastern Jerome County.-Athletics:...

- (Hazelton)

Wendell Trojans

Wendell High School

Wendell High School is a four-year public secondary school located in Wendell, Idaho, U.S.A. It is the main high school operated by the Wendell School District.-Athletics:...

Central Idaho League - (north central

North Central Idaho

North Central Idaho is an area which spans the central part of the state of Idaho and borders Oregon, Montana, and Washington. It is the southern half of the Idaho Panhandle region and is rich in agriculture and natural resources. Lewis and Clark travelled throughout this area on their journey to...

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Grangeville Bulldogs

Kamiah Kubs

Orofino Maniacs

Nuclear Conference - (east)

Butte County Pirates

Butte County High School

Butte County High School is a high school in Arco, Idaho. Despite its extremely small size — the school had an enrollment of 166 students in 2004-05 — the school has won multiple awards and championships in interscholastic competition.- Scholastics :...

- (Arco)

Firth Cougars

Firth High School

Firth High School is located in Firth, Idaho. The School Colors are blue, black, and white. Firth has a very successful basketball, football, cross country and track record. The Firth Varsity Basketball Team has won state four straight years in 2A. Firth High school has many clubs including Key...

North Fremont Huskies

Ririe Bulldogs

Ririe High School

Ririe High School is a public high school in Ririe, Idaho.Historically, it is notable for being the first school in USA history to sue to withdraw from a County School District...

West Jefferson Panthers

West Jefferson High School

West Jefferson High School may refer to:*West Jefferson High School in Terreton, Idaho*West Jefferson High School in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana*West Jefferson High School in West Jefferson, Ohio...

- (Terreton)

Southeastern Idaho Conference - (southeast)

Aberdeen Tigers

Malad Dragons

Soda Springs Cardinals

West Side Pirates - (Dayton)

Western Idaho Conference - (southwest)

Cole Valley Chargers

Marsing Huskies

McCall-Donnelly Vandals

Melba Mustangs

Melba High School

Melba High School is a High school in Melba, Idaho.- Sports :*Football*Baseball*Basketball*Softball*Volleyball*Cross Country*TrackIn 2002, Melba beat Glenns Ferry High School in the 2A Football State Championship- Clubs and Student Organizations :...

Nampa Christian Trojans

New Plymouth Pilgrims

New Plymouth High School

New Plymouth High School is the high school of New Plymouth, Idaho.It was built in 1986 after the previous high school building burned down in a fire on December 18, 1984. Originally, it was designed as a junior-senior high school, housing grades seven through twelve...

1A Conferences

Long Pin Conference - (southwest)

Cambridge Bulldogs

Cascade Ramblers

Council Lumberjacks

Garden Valley Wolverines

Garden Valley High School

Garden Valley High School is a high school in Garden Valley, Idaho.- History :Early in Garden Valley history there were three elementary schools scattered throughout the region...

Horseshoe Bend Mustangs

Horseshoe Bend High School

Horseshoe Bend High School is a high school in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho.-External links:*...

Meadows Valley Mountaineers

Meadows Valley Junior/Senior High School

Meadows Valley Junior/Senior High School is a high school in New Meadows, Idaho....

- (New Meadows)

Midvale Rangers

Salmon River Savages - (Riggins)

Magic Valley Conference - (south central)

Castleford Wolves

Castleford High School

Castleford High School is a high school in Castleford, Idaho.-School history:Castleford High School was founded in 1947. Citizens passed a bond in 1949 to construct the high school building and a supplemental bond in 1951 to complete construction. Formal dedication of the original high school,...

Hagerman Pirates

Hansen Huskies

Hansen High School

Hansen High School is a high school in Hansen, Idaho. They were the 2002 state track division 1A champions.They went to 2009 state track in the 300 hurdles, and 800m. Their rivals are the Murtaugh Red Devils.Hansen high school has about 200 students 7-12. It offers athletic programs for both girls...

Magic Valley Christian Conquerors

Magic Valley Christian School

Magic Valley Christian School is a private non-denominational Christian school in Jerome, Idaho serving the Magic Valley including Jerome, Twin Falls and surrounding areas of Southern Idaho. Magic Valley Christian School is built on Christian set morals and conduct...

- (Jerome)

Murtaugh Red Devils

Murtaugh High School

Murtaugh High School is a public high school in Murtaugh, Idaho, USA. It is a very small school with about 52 students in grades 9-12. It offers athletic programs for both girls and boys such as football, volleyball, basketball, and track. It also offers BPA FFA, and golf. The extracurricular...

Oakley Hornets

Raft River Trojans

North Side Conference - (south central)

Bliss Bears

Camas County Musher Dogs

Camas County High School

Camas County High School is a high school in Fairfield, Idaho....

- (Fairfield)

Carey Panthers

Challis Vikings

Community Cutthroat Trout - (Sun Valley)

Dietrich Blue Devils

Richfield Tigers

Shoshone Indians

North Star Conference - (north)

Clark Fork Wampus Cats

Clark Fork Junior/Senior High School

-Extracurricular:Clark Fork High School is a small school with good sports and Academic Decathlon teams.-Academic decathlon:Clark Fork's Academic Decathlon team competes in the small schools division in Idaho. In 2006, the first year it fielded a team, it took third place. In 2007 the team took...

Kootenai Warriors

Lakeside Knights - (Plummer)

Mullan Tigers

Wallace Miners

Rocky Mountain Conference - (central)

Clark County Bobcats

Grace Grizzlies

Grace High School

Grace High School is a high school in Grace, Idaho. The community has a strong agricultural base and the high school reflects that base in its curriculum. The school, with 21 faculty and 134 students, is accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.- Prestige :Grace High School...

Leadore Mustangs

Mackay Miners

North Gem Cowboys

North Gem High School

North Gem High School is a high school in Bancroft, Idaho. Grades K-12 are located in the same facility....

- (Bancroft)

Rockland Bulldogs

Rockland High School

Rockland High School is an historic school at 394 Union Street in Rockland, Massachusetts.-Football:* State Champions - 1992, 1998, 2000* State Finalists - 1982, 1999* Patriot League Champions - 1982, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2009...

Sho-Ban Chiefs

Sho-Ban School

Sho-Ban School is a high school in Fort Hall, Idaho. It serves the Fort Hall Indian Reservation....

- (Fort Hall)

Western Idaho Conference - (southwest)

Gem State Jaguars

Gem State Adventist Academy

-The History of Gem State Academy:In the early 1900s, the Seventh-day Adventist Church was in its formative years. Its leaders placed a great deal of importance on providing schools for the youth where the Bible would be made the foundation of education. There, the young people could be prepared...

- (Caldwell)

Greenleaf Grizzlies

Greenleaf Friends Academy

Greenleaf Friends Academy is a school in Greenleaf, Idaho serving kindergarten through 12th grade. It was founded in 1908 as the high school for the Quaker-founded community of Greenleaf. The majority of its board represents three area Friends Churches, which are all members of Northwest Yearly...

Idaho City Wildcats

Idaho City High School

Idaho City High School is a high school in Idaho City in Boise County, Idaho. Located in one of Idaho's smallest towns with a population of 458, the school lends itself to a generally peaceful place with few fights and a remarkably low crime rate...

Liberty Charter Patriots - (Nampa)

Notus Pirates

Notus High School

Notus High School is a high school in Notus, Idaho.The Notus High School Football team is led by head coach/offensive coordinator Brad Huter. His staff also includes Defensive coordinator Tim Dranginis....

Rimrock Raiders

Wilder Wildcats

Wilder High School

The Wilder Middle-High School is a combined middle and high school in Wilder, Idaho, United States. Located off Huff Road, the school had a total enrollment of 185 in the 2010-2011 school year, almost 80% of whom were Hispanic....

White Pine League - (north central

North Central Idaho

North Central Idaho is an area which spans the central part of the state of Idaho and borders Oregon, Montana, and Washington. It is the southern half of the Idaho Panhandle region and is rich in agriculture and natural resources. Lewis and Clark travelled throughout this area on their journey to...

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Clearwater Valley Rams - (Kooskia)

Culdesac Wolves

Deary Mustangs

Genesee Bulldogs

Highland Huskies

Highland High School (Craigmont, Idaho)

Highland School is a high school and junior high school in Craigmont, Idaho. In Idaho it is occasionally referred to as Highland-Craigmont to distinguish it from Highland High School in Pocatello....

- (Craigmont)

Kendrick Tigers

Lapwai Wildcats

Lapwai High School

Lapwai High School is a 1A divisional high school located on the Nez Perce Indian Reservation in Lapwai, Idaho.-Sports:Known as the Wildcats, the school's sports teams include football, basketball, and track and field, among others. Lapwai holds the state of Idaho's longest basketball winning...

Nezperce Indians

Prairie Pirates

Timberline Spartans

Timberline High School (Weippe, Idaho)

Timberline High School is a high school in Weippe, Idaho. Grades 7 and 8 are located in a Jr. High building behind the High School which holds grades 9-12. The school colors are Black and Gold. They are referred to as the Spartans....

- (Weippe)

Troy Trojans