Statewide rank #2
Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock · Pulaski County · Central Arkansas
ActivePublic
School branding
Tigers
Current mascotPrimary colors
Old GoldBlack
Opened 1927
School location
1500 Little Rock Nine WayLittle Rock, Arkansas 72202
School districtLRSDLittle Rock School District
Current leadership
180overall titles
11state runner-ups
177athletic championships
3activity championships
10sports won
1907–08first state championship
2024–25most recent state championship
155boys athletic titles
22girls athletic titles
Historical championship rulings
On-court championships with an altered official status
These results preserve what happened in competition while remaining separate from officially recognized championship totals and rankings.
| Year | Sport | Division | Class | Result and status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20012000-01 | Basketball | Boys | 5A | VacatedDefeated Little Rock Hall in the state championship game Little Rock Central defeated Little Rock Hall in the 2001 Class 5A boys basketball state championship game. The title was stripped several months later and officially awarded to Hall. Official disposition: Championship stripped and awarded to Little Rock HallSource: Owner-supplied historical context; official governing-body disposition |
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School features
Institutional history
From City High to Central
Little Rock Central traces its institutional origins to public schools operating in Little Rock beginning in 1869. The Central identity and current building date to 1927.
- 1869Sherman School begins operation
The school operated in a wood structure at 8th and Sherman Streets.
- 1873First graduating class
The school produced its first graduating class on June 13, 1873.
- 1885Scott Street School
The school moved to 14th and Scott Streets. It was named Scott Street School and was commonly called City High School.
- 1890Peabody School
Peabody School was built at West Capitol and Gaines Streets. It honored philanthropist George Peabody, whose post-Civil War support helped Southern states build schools; Little Rock received nearly $200,000.
- 1905Little Rock High School
Little Rock High School opened at 14th and Cumberland Streets.
- 1927Little Rock Central High School
Little Rock High School moved into the current building at 14th and Park Streets. The Central identity and current campus date from this move.
Source: Little Rock School District
Tradition and competition
School rivalries
These rivalries span all sports, even when their traditions may have begun with a single sport.
Photographs and visual history
Visual archive
What do “Team” and “General” mean?
Team identifies a photograph centered on a documented school team or season, including formal team portraits and team-focused championship photographs.
General is the broad archive category for an image that does not fit a more specific category such as Championship, Team, Athlete and coach, Campus and facility, or Historical.
These are archive-photo categories—not athletic classifications—and they do not change championship totals.Checking the visual archive…