CHSAA Team Classifications
Browse team classifications by sport and class for the 2026-28 cycle.
Preliminary Data: The classifications for the 2026-28 cycle are preliminary and subject to change. These declarations are based on school-reported data and are pending final approval by the Classification and League Organizing Committee (CLOC) and the Legislative Council.
Speech and Debate Enrollment Splits (2026-28) Preliminary
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5A
1,500
and above
4A
750
- 1,499
3A
1
- 749
Speech and Debate Classifications (2026-28) Preliminary
3A 33 Teams
Enrollment: 1 - 749| Team Name | League | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Addenbrooke Classical Academy New | Foothills | 184 |
| Aurora West College Prep Academy New | Foothills | 434 |
| Cedaredge New | Western Slope | 270 |
| Dawson School | Mile High | 317 Multiplied |
| DSST: Aurora Science & Technology New | Foothills | 578 |
| DSST: Elevate New | Pioneer | 559 |
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch New | City League | 560 |
| Eagle Ridge Academy | Metropolitan | 594 |
| Fowler | Santa Fe | 99 |
| Hayden | Western Slope | 118 |
| Holyoke New | Lower Platte | 147 |
| Kennedy New | City League | 675 |
| KIPP Denver Collegiate New | City League | 469 |
| Liberty Tree Academy | Black Forest | 125 |
| Limon | Union Pacific | 137 |
| Manitou Springs | Tri-Peaks | 375 |
| Montezuma-Cortez New | Intermountain | 579 |
| Monument Academy New | Black Forest | 114 |
| Pagosa Springs | Intermountain | 448 |
| Prospect Ridge Academy New | Metropolitan | 481 |
| Resurrection Christian | Patriot | 486 Multiplied |
| Roaring Fork | Western Slope | 457 |
| Robert F. Smith STEAM | City League | 74 |
| St. Mary's | Tri-Peaks | 222 Multiplied |
| Stargate School | Metropolitan | 547 |
| STEM School Highlands Ranch | Foothills | 440 |
| Strasburg New | Patriot | 361 |
| The Vanguard School | Tri-Peaks | 299 |
| Trinidad | Southern Peaks | 202 |
| University | Patriot | 629 |
| Vanguard Classical East New | 5280 | 148 |
| Windsor Charter Academy | Patriot | 428 |
| Woodland Park | Tri-Peaks | 498 |
4A 50 Teams
Enrollment: 750 - 1,499| Team Name | League | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Air Academy | Pikes Peak | 1349 |
| Battle Mountain | Western Slope | 911 |
| Canon City | CSML - South | 883 |
| Cheyenne Mountain | Pikes Peak | 1275 |
| D'Evelyn | Jeffco | 614 Play Up |
| Delta | Western Slope | 612 Play Up |
| Discovery Canyon | Pikes Peak | 1027 |
| DSST: Cedar | City League | 553 Play Up |
| Durango | Southwestern | 1327 |
| Eagle Valley | Western Slope | 977 |
| Fort Morgan | Patriot | 931 |
| Frontier Academy | Patriot | 362 Play Up |
| Grand Junction Central New | Southwestern | 1337 |
| Greeley Central | Northern Conference | 1469 |
| Hinkley | Colorado | 1489 |
| Hoehne | Santa Fe | 85 Play Up |
| Holy Family | Granite Peaks | 1091 Multiplied |
| La Junta | Tri-Peaks | 335 Play Up |
| Lewis-Palmer | Pikes Peak | 1180 |
| Littleton | Jeffco | 1142 |
| Longmont | Granite Peaks | 1250 |
| Mead New | Granite Peaks | 1131 |
| Mesa Ridge | CSML - South | 1295 |
| Montrose New | Southwestern | 1294 |
| Mountain View | Northern Conference | 1079 |
| Niwot | Granite Peaks | 1492 |
| Northridge | Northern Conference | 1321 |
| Palisade New | Southwestern | 1080 |
| Palmer | CSML - South | 1253 |
| Palmer Ridge | Pikes Peak | 1074 |
| Peak to Peak | Metropolitan | 598 Play Up |
| Pueblo Centennial | South Central | 804 |
| Pueblo Central | South Central | 1132 |
| Pueblo County | South Central | 1148 |
| Pueblo East | South Central | 1062 |
| Pueblo South | South Central | 799 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep - RISE | City League | 577 Play Up |
| Rocky Mountain Prep - SMART New | City League | 594 Play Up |
| Sand Creek New | Unassigned/TBD | 1405 |
| Silver Creek | Granite Peaks | 1189 |
| Skyline New | Colorado | 1075 Multiplied |
| Steamboat Springs | Western Slope | 862 |
| Summit | Western Slope | 1080 |
| The Classical Academy | Continental | 611 Play Up |
| Thomas Jefferson | City League | 1372 |
| Thompson Valley | Northern Conference | 998 |
| Vista Ridge New | CSML - Metro | 1482 |
| Wheat Ridge | Jeffco | 913 |
| Widefield | CSML - South | 1202 |
| Windsor | Northern Conference | 1102 |
5A 52 Teams
Enrollment: 1,500 and above| Team Name | League | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe New | Centennial | 1735 |
| Arvada West | Jeffco | 1897 |
| Aurora Central | Colorado | 1799 |
| Castle View | Continental | 1911 |
| Centaurus | Granite Peaks | 1555 |
| Chaparral | Continental | 2031 |
| Chatfield | Jeffco | 1796 |
| Cherokee Trail | Centennial | 3083 |
| Cherry Creek | Centennial | 3817 |
| Colorado Academy | Metropolitan | 674 Multiplied Play Up |
| Columbine | Jeffco | 1683 |
| Denver East | City League | 2429 |
| Denver School of the Arts | — | N/A Play Up |
| Denver South | City League | 1900 |
| Doherty | CSML - Metro | 1737 |
| Douglas County | Continental | 1628 |
| Eaglecrest | Centennial | 2863 |
| Fairview | Front Range | 1859 |
| Fort Collins New | Front Range | 1855 |
| Fossil Ridge | Front Range | 1869 |
| Fountain-Fort Carson | CSML - Metro | 1939 |
| Gateway New | Colorado | 1654 |
| George Washington | City League | 1288 Play Up |
| Golden | Jeffco | 1458 Play Up |
| Grand Junction | Southwestern | 1798 |
| Grandview | Centennial | 2692 |
| Greeley West | Northern Conference | 1919 |
| Heritage | Continental | 1740 |
| Highlands Ranch | Continental | 1326 Play Up |
| Kent Denver | Metropolitan | 795 Multiplied Play Up |
| Legend | Continental | 2182 |
| Lotus School for Excellence | Unassigned/TBD | 257 Play Up |
| Loveland | Northern Conference | 1393 Play Up |
| Monarch | Granite Peaks | 1443 Play Up |
| Mountain Vista | Continental | 2145 |
| Mullen | Centennial | 1131 Multiplied Play Up |
| Northfield | City League | 2184 |
| Overland | Centennial | 2185 |
| Pine Creek | CSML - Metro | 1893 |
| Poudre | Northern Conference | 1397 Play Up |
| Pueblo West | CSML - Metro | 1483 Play Up |
| Ralston Valley | Jeffco | 1876 |
| Rampart | CSML - Metro | 1299 Play Up |
| Rangeview | City League | 2018 |
| Regis Jesuit | Continental | 2522 Multiplied |
| Rock Canyon | Continental | 2325 |
| Rocky Mountain | Front Range | 2021 |
| Smoky Hill | Centennial | 2356 |
| Standley Lake | Jeffco | 1106 Play Up |
| ThunderRidge | Continental | 1830 |
| Valor Christian | Jeffco | 1755 Multiplied |
| Vista Peak Prep New | City League | 2058 |