Which Oklahoma high school football teams are moving to different classifications in 2024?

Four months ahead of Week Zero, many Oklahoma high school football teams have to prepare for significant changes.

The Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association announced Wednesday the updated football classifications for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years, and several teams have moved.

The OSSAA and the Oklahoma Football Coaches Association are reclassifiying and redistricting football teams in response to a court ruling that voided the OSSAA’s amendments to its rule focused on private schools. But private schools aren’t the only schools affected.

The original classifications used end-of-year enrollment numbers from June 2023, but the OFBCA and OSSAA chose to update classifications with first-quarter numbers from October 2023 to more accurately reflect school populations. The combination of updated enrollment numbers and new private-school placements creates a major shuffle.

Oklahoma City-area public school Deer Creek is bumping up from Class 6A-II to 6A-I, the highest classification, for the first time. Formerly a Class A school, Deer Creek has boomed with an average daily membership of 2,126.26. Average daily membership, or ADM, measures the average number of students at a given school on a daily basis.

Deer Creek has surpassed Southmoore, so the SaberCats are dropping from Class 6A-I to 6A-II. Sapulpa bumps up to Class 6A-II, while Lawton falls to Class 5A.

Putnam West returns to Class 6A-II because of the nullified amendments, while private school Bishop McGuinness falls back to Class 5A. Elgin and Glenpool drop to Class 4A, while Classen SAS and Newcastle hop up to Class 5A.

Private schools Heritage Hall, Tulsa Holland Hall, Tulsa Lincoln Christian, Tulsa Cascia Hall and Tulsa Victory Christian are all set to compete in Class 3A.

Here are the full classifications:

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Oklahoma high school football Classifications for 2024 and 2025

Class 6A-I

1. Broken Arrow 6059.55

2. Tulsa Union 4708.99

3. Mustang 3862.82

4. Jenks 3578.42

5. Owasso 3064.84

6. Yukon 2913.22

7. Edmond Santa Fe 2764.91

8. Moore 2680.65

9. Edmond Memorial 2661.75

10. Westmoore 2619.62

11. Edmond North 2521.11

12. Norman North 2374.29

13. Bixby 2291.23

14. Enid 2202.7

15. Norman 2135.1

16. Deer Creek 2126.26

Class 6A-II

1. Southmoore 2048.62

2. Putnam City 1996.34

3. Putnam West 1919.69

4. Northwest Classen 1883.81

5. Choctaw 1849.52

6. Stillwater 1777.62

7. Sand Springs 1741.31

8. U.S. Grant 1700.44

9. Bartlesville 1694.07

10. Putnam North 1573.04

11. Capitol Hill 1538.41

12. Piedmont 1515.51

13. Ponca City 1448.85

14. Lawton Eisenhower 1419.3

15. Muskogee 1371.63

16. Sapulpa 1359.72

Class 5A

1. Tahlequah 1334.85

2. Midwest City 1313.45

3. Lawton 1309.55

4. Tulsa Booker T. Washington 1292.03

5. Claremore 1265.49

6. Lawton MacArthur 1207.49

7. Tulsa East Central 1177.77

8. Del City 1164.65

9. Carl Albert 1111.32

10. Tulsa Edison 1095.32

11. Coweta 1061.64

12. Tulsa Rogers 1040.36

13. Tulsa Hale 1038.93

14. El Reno 1030.44

15. Tulsa Memorial 1025.12

16. Durant 1014.41

17. Guthrie 1009.54

18. McAlester 1006.11

19. Altus 965.86

20. Shawnee 965.05

21. Duncan 964.49

22. Noble 914.1

23. Tulsa Bishop Kelley 874.98

24. Collinsville 871.12

25. Pryor 853.59

26. John Marshall 847.9

27. Southeast 846.76

28. Guymon 834.88

29. Western Heights 820.42

30. Classen SAS 810.81

31. Newcastle 795.58

32. Bishop McGuinness 785-x

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Class 4A

1. Elgin 785.93

2. Glenpool 779.8

3. Blanchard 768.54

4. Ada 750.84

5. Ardmore 747.55

6. Grove 747.47

7. Chickasha 746.2

8. Woodward 727.36

9. Tulsa McLain 713.39

10. Poteau 689.56

11. Skiatook 680.71

12. Weatherford 670.3

13. Tuttle 658.83

14. Douglass 656.15

15. Stilwell 651.91

16. Tecumseh 646.77

17. Cache 640.32

18. Harrah 636.52

19. Miami 628.22

20. Elk City 613.33

21. Clinton 602.53

22. Wagoner 601.41

23. Broken Bow 584.03

24. Bethany 578.77

25. Hilldale 578.57

26. Madill 576.58

27. Sallisaw 564.07

28. Catoosa 554.92

29. Fort Gibson 536.53

30. Oologah 535.09

31. Bridge Creek 532.68

32. Cushing 526.89

Class 3A

1. McLoud 516.2

2. North Rock Creek 499.39

3. Cleveland 497.37

4. Bristow 488.07

5. Muldrow 478.65

6. Pauls Valley 470.29

7. Mannford 464.15

8. Perkins-Tryon 457.66

9. Sulphur 445.53

10. Inola 440.64

11. Jay 430.65

12. Plainview 427.31

13. Purcell 422.4

14. Seminole 420.99

15. Kingfisher 419.94

16. Verdigris 416.65

17. Stigler 413.89

18. Locust Grove 413.43

19. Idabel 404.71

20. Berryhill 398.77

21. Checotah 394.56

22. Vinita 393.78

23. Eufaula 393.46

24. Star Spencer 392.95

25. Lone Grove 389.17

26. Anadarko 383.14

27. Sequoyah Claremore 378.13

28. Tulsa Holland Hall 347-x

29. Heritage Hall 345.27-x

30. Tulsa Cascia Hall 329.14-x

31. Tulsa Victory Christian 326.7-x

32. Tulsa Lincoln Christian 321.16-x

Class 2A-I

1. Marlow 377.11

2. Tulsa Metro Christian 377

3. Dickson 376.03

4. Tulsa Central 375.49

5. Bethel 375.05

6. Crooked Oak 373.73

7. Tulsa Webster 371.76

8. Dewey 371.37

9. Kingston 370

10. Mount St. Mary 354.5

11. Washington 352.55

12. Chandler 350.77

13. Blackwell 348.84

14. Jones 348.49

15. Westville 342.83

16. Oklahoma Christian School 340.5

17. Lindsay 337.13

18. Roland 335.45

19. Sperry 333.76

20. Hugo 331.63

21. Millwood 330.05

22. Okmulgee 328.29

23. Chisholm 326.64

24. Marietta 324.31

25. Little Axe 321.83

26. Sequoyah Tahlequah 320.69

27. Crossings Christian 316.5

28. Lexington 315.82

29. Perry 315.53

30. Heavener 313.06

31. Prague 310.51

32. Kiefer 306.37

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Class 2A-II

1. Henryetta 299.93

2. Casady 290.3

3 Adair 286.43

4. Atoka 285.91

5. Valliant 282.51

6. Beggs 281.25

7. Keys (Park Hill) 281.08

8. Tishomingo 280.95

9. Community Christian 280.4

10. Morris 278.23

11. Holdenville 277.62

12. Alva 276.43

13. Spiro 274.94

14. Antlers 265.95

15. Kellyville 265.36

16. Salina 263.99

17. Comanche 254.34

18. Kansas 250.33

19. Hennessey 247.8

20. Davis 246.22

21. Commerce 245.96

22. Luther 244.21

23. Newkirk 241.4

24. Wyandotte 240.22

25. Chelsea 239.78

26. Vian 239.68

27. Wilburton 237.05

28. Meeker 233.81

29. Dibble 230.95

30. Coalgate 230.29

31. Colcord 229.26

32. Stroud 226.83

Class A-I

1. Hartshorne 226.02

2. Okemah 224.86

3. Christian Heritage 224.68

4. Caney Valley 222.11

5. Rejoice Christian 222

6. Frederick 218.23

7. Panama 217.75

8. Chouteau 213.71

9. Wynnewood 213.67

10. Warner 213.46

11. Watonga 213.28

12. Cashion 212.8

13. Fairview 210.93

14. Tonkawa 208.88

15. Hinton 205.7

16. Pawhuska 204.74

17. Pawnee 204.15

18. Pocola 201.42

19. Hobart 197.81

20. Nowata 197.76

21. Haskell 195.92

22. Minco 194.43

23. Walters 194.27

24. Quapaw 189.63

25. Merritt 188.91

26. Stratford 188.88

27. Sayre 188.8

28. Morrison 186.84

29. Hulbert 185.78

30. Crescent 184.35

31. Hooker 184.28

32. Oklahoma Union 181.33

Class A-II

1. Mounds 177.91

2. Talihina 175.49

3. Mangum 174.98

4. Fairland 174.62

5. Central Sallisaw 170.43

6. Konawa 167.43

7. Ketchum 167.31

8. Texhoma/Goodwell 164.89

9. Wewoka 164.11

10. Cordell 163.49

11. Wilson 161.51

12. Elmore City-Pernell 160.26

13. Healdton 158.16

14. Porter 158

15. Mooreland 157.44

16. Hominy 154.89

17. Afton 153.03

18. Wayne 153.02

19. Summit Christian 153

20. Velma-Alma 152.73

21. Barnsdall 151.19

22. Liberty 147.18

23. Tulsa Regent Prep 145

24. Apache 144.61

25. Carnegie 142.2

26. Gore 140.17

27. Thomas 34.76-y

28. Southwest Covenant 133.8-y

29. Allen 126.65-y

30. Rush Springs 124.8-y

31. Ringling 116.16-y

32. Woodland 106.13-y

Class B-I

1. Dewar 147.61-z

2. Empire 144.31-z

3. Porum 141.39-z

4. Waurika 137.54-z

5. Drumright 136.5-z

6. Canadian 135.64-z

7. Caddo 135.21

8. Laverne 132.7

9. Foyil 130.69

10. Hollis 130.49

11. Savanna 130.28

12. Garber 127.74

13. Burns Flat-Dill City 125.9

14. Snyder 125.6

15. Pioneer-Pleasant Vale 125.34

16. Yale 121

17. Turpin 120.81

18. Central Marlow 119.97

19. Depew 118.94

20. Pond Creek-Hunter 113

21. Quinton 112.96

22. Cave Springs 111.93

23. Keota 110.29

24. Oklahoma Bible 108.9-x

Class B-II

1. Weleetka 109.68

2. Cyril 108.76

3. Arkoma 107.41

4. Webbers Falls 107.31

5. Shattuck 107.24

6. Waukomis 107.14

7. Olive 106.88

8. Wetumka 104.85

9. Okeene 103.8

10. Cherokee 101.76

11. Gans 100.96

12. Seiling 100.52

13. Ringwood 98.61

14. Coyle 98.01

15. Davenport 97.83

16. Canton 96

17. Boise City 91.33

18. Alex 91.05

19. Wesleyan Christian 89.4

20. Thackerville 88.31

21. Wilson (Henryetta) 87.99

22. Copan 86.58

23. Strother 83.77

24. Covington-Douglas 82.81

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Class C

1. Sharon-Mutual/Taloga 82.34

2. Balko/Forgan 82.13

3. Medford 81.39

4. South Coffeyville 81.03

5. Watts 80.68

6. Maud 80.26

7. Welch 80.09

8. Tipton 80.02

9. Buffalo 80

10. Kremlin-Hillsdale 79.22

11. Grandfield 79.22

12. Tyrone 79.21

13. Bray-Doyle 75.25

14. Ryan 74.73

15. Geary 71.64

16. Oaks-Mission 71

17. Beaver 70.14

18. Timberlake 70

19. Maysville 68.45

20. Mt. View-Gotebo 68.33

21. Bowlegs 68.18

22. Waynoka 67.7

23. Paoli 67

24. Midway 59.44

25. Sasakwa 57.51

26. Corn Bible 56

27. Bluejacket 51.46

28. Temple 46.36

29. Fox 42.98

30. Graham-Dustin 42.63

31. Deer Creek-Lamont 38.63

32. Billings 24.8

x-Moved up one classification above their ADM

y-Elected to play 11-Man

z-Elected to play Eight-Man

Darla Smith contributed to this report.

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