CONWAY — Although the state Department of Education has yet to release statewide assessment scores, the website Schooldigger.com has, and its results show that rankings have fallen across SAU 9 and 13.
However, Jackson Grammar School, which was not listed among the overall school rankings but did have rankings in math and reading, saw significant improvements over the last year.
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