Central High School
Little Rock, AR 72202
Phone: (501) 447-1400
District: Little Rock School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9-12 • 2468 students
Central High School, located in Little Rock, Arkansas, serves grades 9-12 in the Little Rock School District. It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 6 out of 10, based on its performance on state standardized tests.
Central High School is a public school located in Little Rock, AR. 2468 students attend Central High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 6/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2024 Arkansas Teaching & Learning Assessment System (ATLAS), EOG data from Arkansas Department of Education, and using 2024 Arkansas Teaching & Learning Assessment System (ATLAS), EOC data from Arkansas Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 6/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2024 ACT participation data from Arkansas Department of Education, using 2024 4-year high school graduation rate data from Arkansas Department of Education, using 2024 Average ACT score data from Arkansas Department of Education, and using 2026 demographic data from Arkansas Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 3/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2023 Student growth data from Arkansas Department of Education. |
Posted: July 5, 2025
My child ìs thriving after resent struggles with a learning disability. She is happy and she has friends. The teachers don't treat her any differently. Central high is not perfect but it is more than satisfactory.
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Posted: October 24, 2022
I'm currently a student at central high and its the best school I have ever attended. (That's saying something since I've gone to five different schools throughout my life.) I have really good friends and everyone I've met is weirdly really really nice, but its probably only weird to me because I came from a middle school with some really bad people. I'm glad to say that Central is not like that though. I'm only in ninth grade right now but everything I have gone through at this school has been amazing! The sports team are great! (except for football, but were getting better?) There's hundreds of clubs to join, I really recommend joining some. Football games, basketball games, and the dances are going to be the nights of your life! Oh and btw the 2026 class made the number of students that go to central bump up to 3,000, so I hope you love being around people!
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Posted: July 29, 2019
they give too much unnecessary homework and projects even over the summer instead of actually giving us some simple stuff to review and remember for homework
Posted: July 29, 2019
the good teachers are forced to give many useless projects, and the rest literally give notes after the test. you will rarely get necessary resources
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Posted: July 29, 2019
this school is terrible would not recommend. The main thing they seem to promote is their diversity which isnt even necessarily a strength. you should not choose a school just because its diverse.
Posted: May 28, 2018
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Posted: May 28, 2018
One of the greatest experiences of my life.
Posted: February 26, 2017
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Posted: February 26, 2017
The students are disrespectful! The opposite of "compassionate".
Posted: February 26, 2017
Depends on which teachers you have, some teachers are good and others aren't so good; but that's the case for every school out there. But for the most part the teachers have been effective.
Posted: February 26, 2017
Posted: February 26, 2017
This school is probably the best in Little Rock, but boy does it have it's problems. The administrators are rude and instrusive, and I have been bothered and harrased by my peers since 9th grade and not a thing has been done about it... On the other hand, most of my teachers have been good and the AP classes are definitely challenging. Academically this school is a nice choice, but I'm not so sure if that's the case in other aspects...
Posted: November 19, 2014
LRCHS is STILL AWESOME!!! Their achievement levels show it!! An online rating for parental involvement is a 4.....Let's raise it!! Get involved with your child, his or her teachers and require them to TEACH YOUR CHILD!!!
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| 1 | Overbrook Apartments | Apartment Complex | North Little Rock | AR | 5.8 mi | |
| 2 | Miller's Crossing | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Sherwood | AR | 9.1 mi | |
| 3 | Little Rock AFB Housing | Area of Town | Jacksonville | AR | 14 mi | |
| 4 | The Park on Mountain Springs Road | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cabot | AR | 23.3 mi | |
| 5 | Magness Creek Subdivisioin | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Cabot | AR | 24.3 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Camp Robinson | 6.2 mi. |
| Little Rock AFB | 14.8 mi. |
| Pine Bluff Arsenal | 28.7 mi. |
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