Georgia has moved up again in the national ranking of Advanced Placement scores and now places 12th in the country in the percentage of AP test-takers who scored high enough to earn college credit.

Many colleges and universities award students with college credit if they earn a 3 or higher on the test, which is graded on a 1 to 5 scale. Some 21.7 percent of public school students from Georgia’s class of 2012 scored a 3 or higher, placing it 12th in the nation.

Last year, Georgia ranked 13th in the nation in the percentage of AP test takers who scored a 3 or higher on the exam.

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