A staple among Arkansas' highest classifications is moving down to the state's third-highest classification, effective 2018.
Texarkana, which has played sports in the Arkansas Activities Association's two largest classifications since the modern era began in 1968, saw its enrollment fall to 857.33 students over a three-year average, which makes the southwest Arkansas school the largest Class 5A school.
The AAA released enrollment numbers for the 2018-2020 reclassification cycle Tuesday.
Sylvan Hills, located in Sherwood in Pulaski County, moves up from Class 5A to Class 6A, with its enrollment increasing from 712 students to 1,005.33, good for the state's 24th largest school.
The two Springdale high schools, Springdale High and Springdale Har-Ber, are the state's largest schools in attendance, with enrollments of 2,413 and 2,402.67, respectively. Cabot is third with 2,373.67 students.
The state's 16 largest schools will play in Class 7A, followed by the next 16 largest schools in Class 6A. The next 32 largest schools are in Class 5A, while the next 48 largest football schools and all basketball-only schools are in Class 4A. In Class 3A, the next largest 48 football schools and all basketball-only schools are in the state's fifth-largest classification. In Class 2A for football, the next 48 largest schools and the remainder of football schools fall into the state's sixth classification. The remainder of schools are in Class 1A.
Moving up to Class 5A is Huntsville, which has an enrollment of 519 students.
Mills, in southeast Little Rock, is dropping to Class 4A. Mills will be the largest school in Class 4A, with an enrollment of 497.33.
Of the five high schools in the Little Rock School District, Parkview was the lone school to gain enrollment, increasing from 788 students to 853.33. Parkview is the second-largest school in Class 5A behind Texarkana for the 2018-2020 cycle.
Five schools are making the move up to Class 4A -- Bald Knob, Elkins, Rivercrest in Wilson, Benton Harmony Grove and Green Forest. Booneville, Harrisburg, Pine Bluff Dollarway and Baptist Prep, a Little Rock private school, are moving down to Class 3A.
Palestine-Wheatley, Rison, Danville and Camden Harmony Grove will move up to Class 3A, while Yellville-Summit, Marianna, Gurdon and Fordyce drop down to Class 2A.
The AAA will announce conference and mixed-conference district recommendations during its summer workshop in June, with appeals to follow. The final approval will come in August at the association's governing body meeting in Little Rock.
Changes on horizon
Notable schools scheduled to change classes during the 2018-2020 cycle:
MOVING UP
Sylvan Hills from Class 5A to Class 6A
Huntsville from Class 4A to Class 5A
Benton Harmony Grove from Class 3A to Class 4A
MOVING DOWN
Texarkana from Class 6A to Class 5A
Mills from Class 5A to Class 4A
Pine Bluff Dollarway from Class 4A to Class 3A
2018-2020 reclassification
CLASS 7A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Springdale;2,413
Springdale Har-Ber;2,402.67
Cabot;2,373.67
Conway;2,134.67
Fayetteville;2,127.67
Bryant;2,087
Bentonville;1,973
North Little Rock;1,931.33
LR Central;1,875
Rogers;1,781.67
FS Northside;1,692.67
Rogers Heritage;1,679.33
FS Southside;1,674.33
Bentonville West;1,572.33
Van Buren;1,393.67
LR Catholic/Mount St. Mary;969.67
CLASS 6A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Jonesboro;1,241.67
West Memphis;1,207
Benton;1,176.33
Russellville;1,149.33
Lake Hamilton;1,039.67
El Dorado;1,030
Siloam Springs;1,015
Sylvan Hills;1,005.33
Marion;974.67
Sheridan;967
Pine Bluff;955.67
Mountain Home;933.67
LR Hall;933
Searcy;920.67
Jacksonville;912.33
Greenwood;893.33
CLASS 5A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Texarkana;857.33
LR Parkview;853.33
Maumelle;814.33
Greene County Tech;810
Greenbrier;809
Alma;792
HS Lakeside;792
Vilonia;751.33
Beebe;744
Hot Springs;738.67
LR Fair;733.67
White Hall;711
Nettleton;707
Watson Chapel;682.67
Paragould;669.33
Magnolia;668
Batesville;660.67
LR McClellan;659.67
Wynne;623.67
Valley View;603
Harrison;602
Clarksville;587.33
Forrest City;586.67
Farmington;550.67
Hope;543.33
Camden Fairview;542.67
Morrilton;520.67
Huntsville;519
De Queen;511.67
Blytheville;506.33
LR Christian;405.33
Pulaski Academy;310.67
CLASS 4A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Mills;497.33
Monticello;495.33
Berryville;486.67
Prairie Grove;469
Gravette;464
Pea Ridge;456
Brookland;453.33
Hamburg;451.67
Pocahontas;446.33
Dardanelle;440.33
Jonesboro Westside;429.33
Joe T. Robinson;425.33
Lonoke;424
Malvern;423.33
Nashville;418.33
Arkadelphia;416
Ozark;408
Heber Springs;406.67
Bauxite;402.33
Mena;391
Batesville Southside;390.67
Crossett;387
Pottsville;387
eStem*;381
Stuttgart;375
Star City;365.67
Highland;364.67
Warren;360.67
Gentry;351.67
Dover;347.33
Trumann;345.67
Waldron;343.67
Fountain Lake;341.67
Helena-West Helena;339
Dumas;334.33
Ashdown;326
Bald Knob;323.67
Gosnell;318
DeWitt;308
Elkins;304.33
Lincoln;304.33
Riverview;304.33
Rivercrest;300
Cave City;296
Green Forest;295
Benton Harmony Grove;293.67
Subiaco Academy;251.33
Shiloh Christian;231
CAC;192.33
CLASS 3A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Booneville;290
Smackover;290
Clinton;288.67
Harrisburg;288
Lamar;285.67
Mayflower;283
Genoa Central;281.33
Bergman*;280.67
PB Dollarway;279.33
West Fork;271.67
Mountain View;269.33
Lisa Academy*;267
Paris;267
Osceola;265.67
Newport;258
Manila;249.67
Fouke;248.67
McGehee;247.33
Jacksonville Lighthouse*;245.67
Drew Central;243
Perryville;241.67
Glen Rose;241
Bismarck;238.67
Corning;231.33
Atkins;228
Centerpoint;223.67
Piggott;223.67
Walnut Ridge;221.33
Cedarville;219.67
Cedar Ridge;218.67
Lake Village;217.33
Prescott;216
Valley Springs*;213
Greenland;212.67
Jessieville;212.33
Rose Bud;212.33
Hoxie;212
Charleston;211
Junction City;209.33
Marshall;207.33
Palestine-Wheatley;207
Rison;206.33
Mansfield;205.67
Two Rivers;205.67
Tuckerman*;204.67
Cossatot River*;203
KIPP Delta*;202
Danville;201
Camden Harmony Grove;201
Sloan-Hendrix*;195.33
Barton;194.33
Melbourne;193.67
Riverside*;193.67
Horatio;190.33
Baptist Prep;179.33
Harding Academy;177
Episcopal Collegiate;152.33
Ark. School Math/Science*;0
CLASS 2A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Yellville-Summit;189.67
Marianna;189.33
Haas Hall*;187.67
Marmaduke*;183.67
Pangburn*;182.33
Lavaca;181.33
England;180.67
Salem;179.33
Parkers Chapel;178.67
Ark. Arts Academy*;178
Buffalo Island Central*;176.33
East Poinsett County;175.33
Gurdon;174
Fordyce;173
Flippin*;172
Magnet Cove;171.33
Mountainburg;169
Quitman;168
White County Central*;166.33
Carlisle;165.67
Earle;162.33
Hackett;156
Hazen;154.33
Eureka Springs*;153.67
Murfreesboro;151.67
Johnson County Westside;151.67
Hector;151.33
Poyen;150.33
Cotter*;148.33
Bigelow;148
Haas Hall Bentonville*;145.33
McCrory;145
Lafayette County;144.33
Spring Hill;143.67
Cross County;143
Cutter Morning Star;141.67
Rector;135
Marked Tree;134
South Side Bee Branch*;133
Magazine;132.67
Des Arc;131.67
Bay*;127.67
Dierks;127
Hampton;127
Woodlawn;126.33
Bearden;126
Conway St. Joseph*;93
Conway Christian;92
Clarendon;126
Mount Ida;121.67
Foreman;120.33
Decatur;118.67
Mountain Pine;118
Brinkley;114.33
Midland;110
Western Yell County;102.67
Mineral Springs;89.33
Marvell;88.33
Augusta;87.67
Hermitage;87.33
Strong;75.67
CLASS 1A
SCHOOL;ENROLLMENT
Maumelle Charter*;125.67
Nemo Vista*;119.67
Acorn*;119.33
Caddo Hills*;118
Jasper*;117.33
Ouachita*;117
County Line*;114.33
Mount Vernon-Enola*;113.33
Izard County*;113
Alpena*;112.33
Mammoth Spring*;112.33
Norfork*;111.67
Blevins*;110.33
Armorel*;108.67
West Side*;108
Maynard*;105.33
Concord*;102
Nevada*;102
KIPP Delta Blytheville*;100.67
Lisa Academy NLR*;99.67
Scranton*;99
Hillcrest*;98.33
Shirley*;97
Calico Rock*;95.33
Bradford*;94.33
Omaha*;92
Vioal*;92
Guy-Perkins*;90.33
Kirby*;88.33
Lead Hill*;87.33
Wonderview*;87.33
Taylor*;79.67
Bradley*;77
Dermott*;76.67
Hartford*;72
Mulberry*;70
Western Grove*;63
Emerson*;62
Future School of Fort Smith*;62
Trinity Christian*;59.33
Abundant Life*;58.67
Kingston*;57
Crowley’s Ridge*;56.67
St. Paul*;56.67
Deer*;54
Oden*;53.67
Ridgefield Christian*;53.33
Sacred Heart*;53.33
NW Ark. Classical Acad.*;51.33
Rural Special*;48.67
St. Joe*;48.67
Bruno-Pyatt*;48
The New School*;46
Timbo*;45.67
Oark*;45.33
Umpire*;41.33
Quest Academy of W. LR*;31.67
Sparkman*;31
Mount Judea*;29.33
Ark. School for the Blind*;18
*Non-football school
Sports on 05/03/2017