ZIP 72227 — 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 72227

K-12 nearby

100

Public

Private

Avg enrollment

—

ZIP 72227 (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 (79 public, 21 private). Median distance to listed schools is about 4.9 miles.

ACS estimates show about 0.3% 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 System Office about 1.7 miles away (4yr-public).

District & higher education

School district

Little Rock School District

LEA ID

0509000

Private school share (ACS)

0.3%

Colleges & universities (35)

University of Arkansas System Office1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas Grantham1.7 miles (2.7 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences3.4 miles (5.5 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas at Little Rock4.2 miles (6.7 km)4yr-public
University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College4.2 miles (6.8 km)2yr-public
Baptist Health College Little Rock4.8 miles (7.7 km)2yr-private
Arkansas State University System5.3 miles (8.6 km)4yr-public
Arkansas Baptist College5.5 miles (8.9 km)4yr-private
Philander Smith University5.8 miles (9.4 km)4yr-private
Strayer University-Arkansas6.2 miles (10.0 km)4yr-private
Shorter College6.5 miles (10.4 km)2yr-private
Jackson Theological Seminary6.5 miles (10.4 km)4yr-private

Show all 35 colleges & universities

University of Central Arkansas21.4 miles (34.4 km)4yr-public
Central Baptist College21.6 miles (34.8 km)4yr-private
Hendrix College22.8 miles (36.7 km)4yr-private
University of Arkansas Community College-Morrilton33.9 miles (54.6 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University-Beebe34.0 miles (54.7 km)2yr-public
Arkansas State University Three Rivers37.5 miles (60.4 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff42.0 miles (67.6 km)4yr-public
Champion Christian College43.8 miles (70.5 km)4yr-private
Southeast Arkansas College43.9 miles (70.6 km)2yr-public
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing44.3 miles (71.3 km)2yr-private
National Park College46.2 miles (74.3 km)2yr-public
Harding University49.0 miles (78.8 km)4yr-private
Arkansas Tech University56.2 miles (90.4 km)4yr-public
Ouachita Baptist University59.3 miles (95.5 km)4yr-private
Henderson State University59.5 miles (95.7 km)4yr-public
University of the Ozarks78.5 miles (126.3 km)4yr-private
Lyon College81.0 miles (130.4 km)4yr-private
Southern Arkansas University Tech81.8 miles (131.7 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas Community College-Batesville82.2 miles (132.3 km)2yr-public
University of Arkansas at Monticello88.0 miles (141.7 km)4yr-public
Arkansas State University-Newport89.5 miles (144.1 km)2yr-public
Ozarka College92.2 miles (148.3 km)2yr-public
East Arkansas Community College92.8 miles (149.3 km)2yr-public

K-12 schools within ~10 miles

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

		Grades
THE ANTHONY SCHOOL	private	—	—	0.9 miles (1.4 km)
MCDERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.0 miles (1.6 km)
FULBRIGHT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.2 miles (2.0 km)
WILLIAMS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.5 miles (2.4 km)
JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.6 miles (2.5 km)
THE BAPTIST PREPARATORY SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.6 miles (2.6 km)
CHRIST THE KING SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
BRADY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
TERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
LITTLE ROCK MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	1.8 miles (2.9 km)
LITTLE ROCK HALL STEAM MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.0 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	1.9 miles (3.1 km)
LISA ACADEMY ARKANSAS HYBRID SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.0 miles (3.2 km)
CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS	private	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
CRYSTAL HILL ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.5 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
FOREST HEIGHTS STEM ACADEMY	public	—	—	2.2 miles (3.6 km)
FOREST PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.3 miles (3.7 km)
AGAPE ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.4 miles (3.8 km)
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SOULS	private	—	—	2.6 miles (4.2 km)
FAIR PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
LISA ACADEMY WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
MT ST MARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	2.7 miles (4.3 km)
CENTRAL ARKANSAS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	2.9 miles (4.7 km)
PARKVIEW MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.1 miles (5.1 km)
THE CHILDRENS HOUSE MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	3.5 miles (5.6 km)
WESTWIND SCHOOL FOR PERFORMING ARTS SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.5 miles (5.7 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
PULASKI HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	3.6 miles (5.8 km)
ROMINE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	3.7 miles (6.0 km)
THE ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	3.8 miles (6.2 km)
EASTERSEALS ACADEMY AT RIVERDALE	private	—	—	3.9 miles (6.2 km)
BALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.0 miles (6.4 km)
CHENAL VALLEY MONTESSORI SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARKANSAS WEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
FOUNDERS CLASSICAL ACADEMIES OF ARK WEST LITTLE ROCK ELEM	public	—	—	4.2 miles (6.7 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND ELEM	public	—	—	4.3 miles (7.0 km)
STEPHENS ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
THE HUDA ACADEMY	private	—	—	4.4 miles (7.1 km)
SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	public	—	—	4.6 miles (7.4 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
SHILOH EXCEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.5 km)
FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
FRIENDSHIP LAB SCHOOL FOR DYSLEXIA	private	—	—	4.7 miles (7.6 km)
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.8 miles (7.7 km)
BOONE PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.8 km)
DON ROBERTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	4.9 miles (7.9 km)
AMBOY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.0 km)
THE EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
OAK GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
EPISCOPAL COLLEGIATE SCHOOL	private	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.0 miles (8.1 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CATHOLIC ACADEMY	private	—	—	5.3 miles (8.5 km)
J.A. FAIR K8 PREPARATORY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.3 miles (8.6 km)
DR MARTIN LUTHER KING JR LEADERSHIP & LANGUAGE MAGNET ACAD	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
PINNACLE VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI	public	—	—	5.4 miles (8.7 km)
GEYER SPRINGS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.8 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL ONLINE	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	5.5 miles (8.9 km)
PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	5.6 miles (9.0 km)
MAUMELLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
IVY HILL PREPARATORY ACADEMY	public	—	—	5.7 miles (9.1 km)
GIBBS MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.3 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	5.8 miles (9.4 km)
DRIVEN VIRTUAL ACADEMY	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
MAUMELLE HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.0 miles (9.6 km)
ACADEMIES OF MATH AND SCIENCE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.1 miles (9.8 km)
ESTEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE ELEMENTARY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.2 miles (9.9 km)
CSTP CIVILIAN STUDENT TRAINING PROGRAM	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
RIDGE ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.1 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.3 miles (10.2 km)
PINE FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.2 km)
MAUMELLE CHARTER ELEMENTARY	public	—	—	6.4 miles (10.3 km)
LITTLE ROCK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY	private	—	—	6.5 miles (10.5 km)
PIKE VIEW EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	6.6 miles (10.6 km)
WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.7 miles (10.8 km)
WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.8 miles (10.9 km)
ROCKEFELLER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.0 km)
SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	6.9 miles (11.1 km)
CALVARY ACADEMY	private	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.2 km)
ESTEM JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
ESTEM EAST VILLAGE JUNIOR HIGH PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
CHENAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
THE EXCEL CENTER	public	—	—	7.0 miles (11.3 km)
MANN MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
GRADUATE ARKANSAS CHARTER HIGH	public	—	—	7.2 miles (11.6 km)
EXALT ACADEMY OF SOUTHWEST LITTLE ROCK	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)
CLOVERDALE MIDDLE SCHOOL	public	—	—	7.3 miles (11.7 km)

Schools FAQ for ZIP 72227

What school district is ZIP code 72227 in?

ZIP 72227 (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 72227?

US5 lists 100 K-12 schools within about 10 miles — 79 public and 21 private. See the sortable table on this page for grades, enrollment, and distance.

What share of students in 72227 attend private school?

About 0.3% of school-enrolled residents in ZIP 72227 attend private school (ACS estimate).

Education
Bachelor's or higher	54.9%
High school	16.1%
Less than HS	2.2%
School district	Little Rock School District

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