Membership Timeline
The Metro Classic Conference is a high school athletic conference with its membership concentrated in southeastern Wisconsin. Formed in 2012 and consisting entirely of private schools, all members belong to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The Metro Classic Conference was founded in 2012, the result of a split between member schools in the larger Midwest Classic Conference. Eight schools left the conference that year: Catholic Central in Burlington, Dominican in Whitefish Bay, Martin Luther in Greendale, Racine Lutheran, Shoreland Lutheran in Somers, St. Catherine's in Racine, St. Joseph in Kenosha and The Prairie School in Wind Point. St. Thomas More High School in Milwaukee, who had just left the Woodland Conference, rounded out the loop's original membership roster at nine schools. [1] The conference was named after the old Metro Conference, a WISAA-sponsored conference that existed from 1974 to 1997 and counted four former members (Dominican, St. Catherine's, St. Joseph and St. Thomas More) in the new conference. Aside from Burlington Catholic Central's exit from the conference to return to the Midwest Classic, [2] the Metro Classic Conference has held the same membership throughout its existence.
| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominican | Whitefish Bay, WI | Private (Catholic, Sinsinawa Dominicans) | 324 | Knights | 2012 [1] | |
| Martin Luther | Greendale, WI | Private (LCMS) | 649 | Spartans | 2012 [1] | |
| Racine Lutheran | Racine, WI | Private (LCMS) | 303 | Crusaders | 2012 [1] | |
| Shoreland Lutheran | Somers, WI | Private (WELS) | 384 | Pacers | 2012 [1] | |
| St. Catherine's | Racine, WI | Private (Catholic, Racine Dominicans) | 472 | Angels | 2012 [1] | |
| St. Joseph | Kenosha, WI | Private (Catholic) | 229 | Lancers | 2012 [1] | |
| St. Thomas More | Milwaukee, WI | Private (Catholic) | 547 | Cavaliers | 2012 [1] | |
| The Prairie School | Wind Point, WI | Private (Nonsectarian) | 226 | Hawks | 2012 [1] |
| School | Location | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Colors | Joined | Left | Conference Joined | Current Conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Central | Burlington, WI | Private (Catholic) | 128 | Hilltoppers | 2012 [1] | 2023 [2] | Midwest Classic | ||
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| St. Catherine's | 2018 | Division 4 |
| St. Catherine's | 2024 | Division 4 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| The Prairie School | 2015 | Division 2 |
| The Prairie School | 2016 | Division 2 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| The Prairie School | 2014 | Division 4 |
| St. Catherine's | 2016 | Division 4 |
| The Prairie School | 2017 | Division 4 |
| The Prairie School | 2020 | Division 3 |
| Shoreland Lutheran | 2023 | Division 4 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Central | 2012 | Division 4 |
| Catholic Central | 2018 | Division 4 |
| Catholic Central | 2020 | Division 4 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| Dominican | 2013 | Division 4 |
| Dominican | 2014 | Division 4 |
| Dominican | 2015 | Division 4 |
| Dominican | 2016 | Division 4 |
| Martin Luther | 2019 | Division 3 |
| St. Catherine's | 2021 | Division 3 |
| St. Thomas More | 2024 | Division 3 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph | 2021 | Division 3 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| The Prairie School | 2016 | Division 4 |
| St. Joseph | 2018 | Division 4 |
| The Prairie School | 2019 | Division 4 |
| School | Year | Division |
|---|---|---|
| The Prairie School | 2017 | Division 2 |
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