The Central Iowa Metro League (also called CIML) is a high school athletic conference whose members are located in the metropolitan areas of central Iowa, with most of the schools being from the Des Moines area.
The metro-based conference includes 18 teams and is divided into three segments: the Central Conference, the Iowa Conference, and the Metro Conference. At present the CIML comprises all 4A schools, the only athletic conference in Iowa to do so.
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There are 18 members of the Central Iowa Metro League (CIML):
| Institution | Location | Founded | Affiliation | Enrollment | Mascot | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines North | Des Moines | 1922 | Public | 1,156 | Polar Bears | Metro |
| Des Moines East | Des Moines | 1861 | Public | 2,115 | Scarlets | Metro |
| Des Moines Hoover | Des Moines | 1967 | Public | 1,212 | Huskies | Metro |
| Des Moines Roosevelt | Des Moines | 1923 | Public | 1,654 | Rough Riders | Metro |
| Des Moines Lincoln | Des Moines | 1923 | Public | 2,175 | Rail Splitters | Metro |
| Ottumwa | Ottumwa | 1923 | Public | 1,541 | Bulldogs | Metro |
| Ames | Ames | 1921 | Public | 1,495 | Little Cyclones | Iowa |
| Ft. Dodge | Fort Dodge | 1958 (orig. ????) | Public | 1,221 | Dodgers | Iowa |
| Marshalltown | Marshalltown | 1965 (orig. ????) | Public | 1,671 | Bobcats | Iowa |
| Mason City | Mason City | 1966 (orig. 1890) | Public | 1,214 | Mohawks | Iowa |
| Waukee | Waukee | ???? | Public | ???? | Warriors | Iowa |
| Valley | West Des Moines | 1965 (orig. 1917) | Public | 2,200 | Tigers | Iowa |
| Ankeny | Ankeny | ???? | Public | 2,006 | Hawks | Central |
| Indianola | Indianola | ???? | Public | ???? | Indians | Central |
| Dowling | West Des Moines | 1972 | Private | 1,250 | Maroons | Central |
| Johnston | Johnston | ???? | Public | 1,300 | Dragons | Central |
| Southeast Polk | Runnells | ???? | Public | 1,900 | Rams | Central |
| Urbandale | Urbandale | 2009 (orig. 1916) | Public | ???? | J-Hawks | Central |
Since its founding, the Central Iowa Metro League was a league composed of metropolitan schools in central Iowa. The conference, for many years, consisted of just 14 schools: the 5 Des Moines schools, Ankeny, Ames, Valley, Dowling, Indianola, Marshalltown, Southeast Polk, Newton and Urbandale. In 1992, Mason City and Fort Dodge joined the conference, leaving the Big Eight, which had recently been decimated by other conference realignments. With these two new additions the conference split into two divisions, the American League and the National League. Ottumwa and Johnston joined the conference later in the 1990s to make the CIML an 18 team conference, splitting the conference into the current 3 division format. For the 2006-07 athletics season, Waukee joined the conference, replacing Newton, who joined the Little Hawkeye Conference.
It looks like there are more changes to come. Ankeny Community School District will be splitting into two high schools for the 2013-14 year, with both Ankeny High and Ankeny Centennial competing at the 4A level. Waukee looks to surpass Ankeny as the growth leader among Iowa schools and could add a second high school by 2020.
The conference offers the following sports:
Although the member schools field freshman — and in some cases, junior varsity — teams in many of the above-mentioned sports, conference championships are determined at sophomore and varsity levels only.