Arkansas Department of Education letter grades released Sept. 17 show Broadmoor Elementary in the Pine Bluff School District rising from F to C, while both White Hall secondary campuses improved from F to C. Moody Elementary moved C to B and Taylor Elementary D to C; Watson Chapel High improved F to D.
Pine Bluff and Watson Chapel districts remained F for a second year, though PBSD’s accountability score rose from 303.1 to 330.1 points, Interim Superintendent Phillip Carlock said. White Hall’s district score climbed from 407.94 to 450.61, Superintendent Gary Williams said. Hardin Elementary in Redfield was the only Jefferson County school to drop a letter (B to C).
Source: Pine Bluff Commercial — Pine Bluff, Watson Chapel districts maintain failing grades (Sept. 18, 2026).
