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Central High School
B−

Central High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1500 Little Rock Nine Way, Little Rock, AR 72202 · (501) 447-1400 · Part of Little Rock School District

Little Rock’s School Grade C better than 25% of Arkansas school districts

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Photo: Adam Jones, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,371
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
56%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central High School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Arkansas’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts above the state

On the path

Where Little Rock kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 36.2%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 36.9%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Arkansas’s 944 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 Little Rock Nine Way, Little Rock

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9682
Grade 10566
Grade 11559
Grade 12564
Enrollment over time
2,476’20
2,506’21
2,338’22
2,260’23
2,371’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 46%White 29%Asian 11%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Central High School from Little Rock families.

Other schools in Little Rock School District

The district →
Chicot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mabelvale
D
897 students18:1
Fulbright Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
B
485 students18:1
Stephens Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D−
474 students18:1
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership & Language Magnet Acad
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D−
414 students15:1
Forest Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
A+
379 students18:1
Terry Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Little Rock
D
328 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arkansas’s other public schools; Little Rock’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.