Frisco ISD's Wakeland High School moves to 6A division under new UIL alignment

The background

UIL classifies schools into conferences based on campus enrollment. Conference 6A schools have an enrollment of 2,215 or more, according to the UIL. Conference 5A includes high schools with between 1,305 and 2,214 students enrolled.

Wakeland High School has moved up from the 5A class and will compete in District 5 of the 6A Division. The school had 2,245 students as of Oct. 31, when campus enrollments were submitted to UIL.

The breakdown

Wakeland will compete against Denton-Braswell, Denton-Guyer, Lewisville, Lewisville-Flower Mound, Lewisville-Hebron, Lewisville-Marcus and Little Elm high schools. Football divisions for 6A schools are determined by playoff qualifiers, according to FISD.

For basketball and volleyball, 11 of FISD's schools will compete in the 5A Class. This is split between District 6-5A, which includes Lone Star, Panther Creek and Reedy high schools, and District 11-5A, which includes:

• Centennial
• Emerson
• Frisco
• Heritage
• Independence
• Lebanon Trail
• Liberty
• Memorial

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.