Texas high school football realignment: UIL Class 3A districts for 2024-26
The new Texas high school football districts are in. The University Interscholastic League unveiled its updated district and classification realignment for the 2024-26 school years on Thursday morning.
UIL member schools' enrollment is reassessed every two years, and classifications and districts are rearranged accordingly.
MORE REALIGNMENT: CLASS 6A | CLASS 5A | CLASS 4A
Schools with an enrollment range of 254-544 are auto-designated to Class 3A. In total, 10 schools dropped from 4A to 3A, four schools jumped up to 3A from 2A, two new schools debuted in 3A and seven petitioned up.
Scroll down for the new UIL district alignments for Class 3A for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 Texas high school football seasons:
| CONFERENCE | ENROLLMENT | # SCHOOLS | # SCHOOLS (W/ FOOTBALL) |
|---|---|---|---|
6A | 2,275+ | 247 | 247 |
5A | 1,315-2,275 | 253 | 250 |
4A | 545-1,314 | 216 | 200 |
3A | 254-544 | 229 | 201 |
2A | 105-253 | 226 | 206 |
1A | 104.9 (and below) | 215 | 154 |
3A DIVISION I
Malakoff and Franklin face off in the UIL 3A Division I state championship at AT&T Stadium in December.
Photo by Tommy Hays, SBLive Sports
Region 1
DISTRICT 1 (3A DIVISION I)
Amarillo River Road
Bushland
Dalhart
Shallowater
DISTRICT 2 (3A DIVISION I)
Brownfield
Denver City
Kermit
Lamesa
DISTRICT 3 (3A DIVISION I)
Breckenridge
Clyde Comanche
San Angelo Texas Leadership
Sweetwater **
Tuscola Jim Ned
DISTRICT 4 (3A DIVISION I)
Bowie
Boyd
Iowa Park
Paradise
Peaster
Ponder
Vernon
Region 2
DISTRICT 5 (3A DIVISION I)
Grandview
Groesbeck
Maypearl
Mexia
West
Whitney
DISTRICT 6 (3A DIVISION I)
Dallas A Plus Academy
Dallas Life Oak Cliff
Dallas Madison
Palmer
Pilot Point
Pottsboro
Whitesboro
DISTRICT 7 (3A DIVISION I)
Commerce
Eustace
Malakoff
Mineola
Mount Vernon
Rains
Winnsboro
DISTRICT 8 (3A DIVISION I)
Atlanta
Gladewater
Gladewater Sabine
Jefferson
Tatum
Texarkana Liberty-Eylau **
White Oak
Region 3
DISTRICT 9 (3A DIVISION I)
Crockett
Diboll
Fairfield
Huntington
Palestine Westwood
Teague
DISTRICT 10 (3A DIVISION I)
Anahuac
Buna
Coldspring-Oakhurst
East Chambers
Hardin
Kirbyville
Orangefield
DISTRICT 11 (3A DIVISION I)
Cameron Yoe
Franklin Little River Academy
McGregor
Rockdale
Troy
DISTRICT 12 (3A DIVISION I)
Columbus
Hallettsville
Hempstead
Hitchcock
Yoakum
Region 4
DISTRICT 13 (3A DIVISION I)
Florence
Ingram Moore
Llano
Luling
Marion
Universal City Randolph
DISTRICT 14 (3A DIVISION I)
Crystal City
Hondo
Jourdanton
Lytle Poteet
San Antonio Cole
DISTRICT 15 (3A DIVISION I)
Aransas Pass
Corpus Christi London
Corpus Christi West Oso **
Edna
Goliad
Mathis
Orange
Grove Palacios
DISTRICT 16 (3A DIVISION I)
Bishop **
Falfurrias
Lyford
Progreso
Raymondville **
Rio Hondo
San Diego
Santa Gertrudis Academy
3A DIVISION II
Region 1
DISTRICT 1 (3A DIVISION I)
Canadian
Childress
Dimmitt
Friona
Tulia
DISTRICT 2 (3A DIVISION I)
Idalou
Littlefield
Lubbock Roosevelt
Muleshoe
Slaton
DISTRICT 3 (3A DIVISION I)
Alpine
Anthony ^^ ##
Crane
Tornillo
DISTRICT 4 (3A DIVISION I)
Coahoma
Merkel
Odessa Compass Academy
San Angelo Grape Creek
Stanton
Wall
Region 2
DISTRICT 5 (3A DIVISION I)
Brady
Clifton
Dublin
Early
Eastland
Tolar ^^
DISTRICT 6 (3A DIVISION I)
Henrietta
Holliday
Jacksboro
Millsap
Valley View
Wichita Falls City View
DISTRICT 7 (3A DIVISION I)
Bells
Blue Ridge
Callisburg
Gunter
Howe
Leonard
Sadler S & S Consolidated
DISTRICT 8 (3A DIVISION I)
Blooming Grove
Dallas Gateway Charter Academy ##
Inspired Vision Academy Dallas
Rice Scurry-Rosser
Trinity Leadership Cedar Hill ##
Region 3
DISTRICT 9 (3A DIVISION I)
Big Sandy Harmony
Edgewood
Grand Saline
Lone Oak
Paris Chisum
Pattonville Prairiland
Quitman
DISTRICT 10 (3A DIVISION I)
Daingerfield
De Kalb
Hooks
Hughes Springs
New Boston
Queen City
Redwater
DISTRICT 11 (3A DIVISION I)
Arp
Buffalo
Diana New Diana
Elkhart
New London West Rusk
Troup
Winona
DISTRICT 12 (3A DIVISION I)
Anderson-Shiro
Kountze
New Waverly
Newton
Trinity Warren
Woodville
Region 4
DISTRICT 13 (3A DIVISION I)
Blanco
Comfort
Lexington
Rogers
Thrall ^^
DISTRICT 14 (3A DIVISION I)
Altair Rice
Boling
East Bernard
El Maton Tidehaven
Van Vleck
Vanderbilt Industrial
Wallis Brazos
DISTRICT 15 (3A DIVISION I)
Cotulla
Dilley
Karnes City
Natalia
Nixon Smiley
Poth
San Antonio Young Men's Leadership ** ##
Stockdale ^^
DISTRICT 16 (3A DIVISION I)
Banquete
George West
Hebbronville
Monte Alto
Odem
Santa Rosa
Taft ##
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Editor’s note:
^ — new school in 3A
^^ — moved up from 2A to 3A
** — moved down from 4A to 3A
## — petitioned to be elevated
