The UIL announced its 2024-26 district realignment, which determines each Texas high school's athletic conference for the next two years, on Feb. 1. The released alignments are for volleyball, basketball and football.
Alignments for all other events will be released this spring, according to UIL.
The background
UIL classifies schools into conferences based on enrollment. Conference 5A includes high schools with between 1,315-2,274 students enrolled. Conference 4A high schools have between 545-1,314 students enrolled.
The details
For basketball and volleyball, eight of FISD’s 5A high schools will compete in District 11. This includes:
- Frisco
- Centennial
- Emerson
- Heritage
- Independence
- Lebanon Trail
- Liberty
- Memorial
UIL splits enrollment classifications for football into two divisions for 1-5A schools. Centennial, Frisco, Heritage, Lebanon Trail, Lone Star, Reedy and Wakeland high schools will compete in 5-5A Division I. The second district, 4-5A Division II, will include Emerson, Independence, Liberty and Memorial high schools.
Competing in multiple UIL districts allows for more playoff opportunities for FISD students as each UIL district has four spots for teams, according to a district news release.
