Texas high school football realignment: UIL Class 3A districts for 2024-26

UIL releases two-year district realignment. Here's where every Class 3A team stands

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

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