The lycée Arago is a Parisian secondary school and sixth-form located on place de la Nation.

Schools of this type were created by François Guizot under the law of 1833 to widen secondary education to those children from poorer families.

The École Arago contributed to the democratisation of education, allowing students to work in industry and commerce, but also in arts and letters, considered as more noble.

In this establishment, teachers have included Charles Veillet-Lavallée, Charles Couyba who became a minister and singer (Boukay), Alain Frontier who was a poet and grammarian, Émile Kahn who was President of the Human Rights League (France), Jean-Jacques Becker, historian, First World War expert, etc.

[2] (Alphabetical list, non exhaustive) Founded in 1891, the association maintains the traditions of the lycée, including a remembrance service on 11 November.