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Percentage range of Georgia sixth and seventh graders who failed the state social studies exam: 70-80
Approximate percentage of Georgia eighth-graders who failed the state math exam: 40
Percentage of Georgia eighth graders who failed math exam last year: 19
Percentage of eighth graders required to pass state math exam before advancing to high school: 100
Georgia’s high school graduation rate in 2007: 72.3
Percentage of students who took it who passed Georgia’s high school graduation test in 2007: 79
Average SAT score in Georgia in 2007: 1,472
States with higher average SAT score than Georgia in 2007: 45
Sources: AJC, Georgia Department of Education.