Learn Downtown

From private to public and daycare to college, downtown Little Rock is in close proximity to every type of educational facility imaginable. As downtown offers many options and is home to some of the best schools in the state, you are sure to find one that fits your needs. Add top notch libraries and educational centers to the equation, and you’ll easily estimate that downtown provides outstanding learning opportunities for toddlers, seniors, and everyone in between.


Childcare Centers

Children First
2400 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72202
501-374-0944

Gertrude Remmel Butler Child Development Center of First United Methodist Church
324 W 8th St
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-2327

The Early Childhood Education Program at Trinity Cathedral
310 W. 17th St.
Little Rock, AR 72206
501-372-0294

Urban Garden Montessori
610 Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-712-3185



Public Elementary

Booker Arts Magnet
2016 Barber Street
Little Rock AR 72206
Grade Levels: K-5
Enrollment: 607
Telephone: 501-447-3800

Carver Basic Skills Math-Science Magnet Elementary
2100 East 6th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Grade Levels: PreK-5
Enrollment: 533
Telephone: 501-447-4000

eStem Public Charter Schools
3rd & Louisiana
Little Rock, AR 72201
Grade Levels: K-12
Enrollment: 827
Telephone: 501-552-9000

Magnet School of Foreign Languages and International Studies
1115 West 16th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Grade Levels: K-5
Enrollment: 297
Telephone: 501-447-4900

King Interdistrict Magnet Elementary
905 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Little Rock AR 72202
Grade Levels: pre-K-5
Enrollment: 619
Telephone: 501-447-5100

Elementary and Early Childhood Magnet Schools
East 17th Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
Grade Levels: pre-K-5
Enrollment: 477
Telephone: 501-447-6200

Stephens Elementary
3700 West 18th Street
Little Rock AR 72204
Grade Levels: pre-K-5
Enrollment: 547
Telephone: 501-447-6400

Washington Basic Skills Math-Science Magnet Interdistrict Elementary School
115 West 27th Street
Little Rock AR 72206
Grade Levels: pre-K-5
Enrollment: 644
Telephone:501-447-6700

Woodruff Early Childhood Center
3010 West 7th Street
Little Rock AR 72205
Grade Levels: pre-K-5
Enrollment: 238
Telephone: 501-447-7300



Private/Parochial Elementary

St. Edward Catholic School
805 Sherman Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Grade Levels: pre-K-8
Enrollment: 180
Telephone: 501-374-9166

Urban Garden Montessori
610 Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-712-3185



Public Middle Schools

Dunbar Gifted and Talented International Studies Middle School
1100 Wright Avenue
Little Rock AR 72206
Grade Levels: 6-8
Enrollment: 811
Telephone: 501-447-2600

eStem Public Charter Schools
3rd & Louisiana
Little Rock, AR 72201
Grade Levels: K-12
Enrollment: 827
Telephone: 501-552-9000

Mann Arts and Science Magnet Middle School
1000 East Roosevelt Street
Little Rock AR 72206
Grade Levels: 6-8
Enrollment: 850
Telephone: 501-447-3100



Private/Parochial Middle Schools

Episcopal Collegiate School
171 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72201
Grade Levels: 6-12
Enrollment: 382
Telephone: 501-372-1194

St. Edward Catholic School
816 S. Ferry Street
Grade Levels: pre-K-8
Enrollment: 180
Telephone: 501-374-9166

Urban Garden Montessori
610 Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-712-3185



Public High Schools

eStem Public Charter Schools
3rd & Louisiana
Little Rock, AR 72201
Grade Levels: K-12
Enrollment: 827
Telephone: 501-552-9000

Hall High School
6700 H Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 1389
Telephone: 501-447-1900

Little Rock Central High School
1500 Park Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 2422
Telephone: 501-447-1400



Private/Parochial High Schools

Episcopal Collegiate School
171 Cantrell Road
Little Rock, AR 72201
Grade Levels: 6-12
Enrollment: 382
Telephone: 501-372-1194

Urban Garden Montessori
610 Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-712-3185

Mount St. Mary Academy
(All Girls School)
3224 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Little Rock, AR 72205
Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 571
Telephone: 501-664-8006

Catholic High School for Boys
6300 Father Tribou Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Grade Levels: 9-12
Enrollment: 600
Telephone: 501-664-3939



Colleges & Universities

Arkansas Baptist College
1600 Bishop Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Telephone: 501-374-7856

Clinton School of Public Service, University of Arkansas
1200 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone 501-683-5200

Philander Smith College
900 Daisy Bates Drive
Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
Telephone: 501-370-5221

Pulaski Technical College
3000 West Scenic Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72118
Telephone: 501-812-2200

University of Arkansas at Little Rock
2801 S. University Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72204
Telephone: 501-569-3000

UALR, William H. Bowen School of Law
1201 McMath Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72202
501-324-9434

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
4301 W. Markham Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
Telephone: 501-686-7000

University of Phoenix
10800 Financial Ctr Pkwy # 500
Little Rock, AR 72211
501-225-9337

Webster University
200 W Capitol Ave Ste 1500
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-375-1511



Libraries & Educational Centers

Main Library
100 South Rock Street
Little Rock, AR 72201
Telephone: 501-918-3000

Sue Cowan Williams Library
1800 Chester Street
Little Rock, AR 72206
Telephone: 501-376-4282

Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone: 501-320-5754

Arkansas Studies Institute
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Telephone: 501-320-5700

UALR for Arkansas History and Culture
401 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Phone:501.320.5780