ZIP 72205 — Schools & Education

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.

Middle ClassLow Snow Area

School district, nearby K-12 schools, and universities

Schools & Education in ZIP 72205

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 72205 (Little Rock, AR) is associated with Little Rock School District (LEA 0509000) on US5’s NCES EDGE district mapping. District assignment is ZIP/ZCTA-based and can span multiple attendance boundaries — confirm school assignment with the district for enrollment.

Within about 10 miles, US5 lists 100 K-12 schools (78 public, 22 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 3.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in this ZIP attending private school — a ZIP-level share, not a per-campus rate.

The nearest college/university on US5 is University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences about 1.6 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Little Rock School District

LEA ID

0509000

Private school share (ACS)

0.7%

Colleges & universities (36)

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences1.6 miles (2.6 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas System Office1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas Grantham1.8 miles (2.9 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas at Little Rock2.0 miles (3.2 km)4yr-public
Arkansas Baptist College3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University System3.6 miles (5.8 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College3.7 miles (6.0 km)2yr-public
Philander Smith University4.0 miles (6.4 km)4yr-private
Baptist Health College Little Rock4.1 miles (6.6 km)2yr-private
Strayer University-Arkansas4.5 miles (7.3 km)4yr-private
Jackson Theological Seminary5.1 miles (8.3 km)4yr-private
Shorter College5.1 miles (8.3 km)2yr-private

Show all 36 colleges & universities

University of Central Arkansas23.4 miles (37.7 km)4yr-public
Central Baptist College23.6 miles (38.1 km)4yr-private
Hendrix College24.8 miles (39.9 km)4yr-private
Arkansas State University-Beebe34.2 miles (55.0 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton36.1 miles (58.2 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University Three Rivers37.1 miles (59.7 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff39.8 miles (64.0 km)4yr-public
Southeast Arkansas College41.7 miles (67.0 km)2yr-public
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing42.1 miles (67.8 km)2yr-private
Champion Christian College44.2 miles (71.1 km)4yr-private
National Park College46.6 miles (75.1 km)2yr-public
Harding University49.3 miles (79.4 km)4yr-private
Arkansas Tech University58.3 miles (93.8 km)4yr-public
Ouachita Baptist University58.8 miles (94.6 km)4yr-private
Henderson State University59.0 miles (94.9 km)4yr-public
Southern Arkansas University Tech80.4 miles (129.3 km)2yr-public
University of the Ozarks80.6 miles (129.7 km)4yr-private
Lyon College81.9 miles (131.9 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville83.1 miles (133.8 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Monticello85.8 miles (138.2 km)4yr-public
Arkansas State University-Newport89.9 miles (144.6 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College92.0 miles (148.0 km)2yr-public
Ozarka College93.6 miles (150.6 km)2yr-public
Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas99.6 miles (160.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

Sorted table with type, grades, enrollment, and distance. Data from NCES CCD / EDGE extracts.

		Grades
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.1 miles (0.2 km)
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS	private	—	—	0.6 miles (1.0 km)
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.7 miles (1.1 km)
LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.2 km)
WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	0.8 miles (1.3 km)
FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
FAIR PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	1.1 miles (1.9 km)
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SOULS	private	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
MT ST MARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
THE ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.4 miles (2.3 km)
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
MCDERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.7 miles (2.8 km)
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.3 km)
LISA ACADEMY ARKANSAS HYBRID SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.3 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.1 miles (3.4 km)
THE HUDA ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
SHILOH EXCEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.5 miles (4.1 km)
TERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.1 km)
ROMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.4 km)
EASTERSEALS ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
THE ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	2.8 miles (4.4 km)
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	public	—	—	3.0 miles (4.8 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.0 km)
FULBRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.2 miles (5.2 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.3 miles (5.3 km)
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	3.4 miles (5.4 km)
AGAPE ACADEMY	private	—	—	3.4 miles (5.5 km)
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
THE BAPTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.9 km)
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	3.7 miles (5.9 km)
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.8 miles (6.1 km)
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
LITTLE ROCK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.3 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.1 miles (6.6 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.8 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.5 miles (7.3 km)
J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.8 km)
THE EXCEL CENTER	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.1 miles (8.3 km)
EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
METROPOLITAN CAREER & TECHNICAL CENTER	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.6 km)
SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARK WEST LITTLE ROCK ELEM	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS WEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
ST THERESA CATHOLIC SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.6 miles (9.1 km)
RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
DR. MARIAN G. LACEY K-8 ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
BASELINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CALVARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
BASELINE BILINGUAL SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.0 miles (9.7 km)
WATSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ARKANSAS MILITARY AND FIRST RESPONDERS ACADEMY (AMFRA)	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
CHENAL VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	6.1 miles (9.9 km)
PINNACLE CLASSICAL ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
PIKE VIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	6.2 miles (10.0 km)
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
CSTP CIVILIAN STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM	public	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (11.0 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72205

What school district is ZIP code 72205 in?

ZIP 72205 (Little Rock, AR) maps to Little Rock School District (LEA ID 0509000) in US5’s NCES EDGE ZCTA-to-district data. Always verify attendance zones with the district.

How many schools are near ZIP code 72205?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 78 public and 22 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72205 attend private school?

About 0.7% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72205 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	53.8%
High school	19.9%
Less than HS	3.9%
School district	Little Rock School District

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