"Maryland’s decade-long reign as the state with the greatest percentage of students to pass an Advanced Placement test has come to an end.
The state placed second in the nation, with 30.4 percent of high school seniors passing the rigorous exams last year. Massachusetts finished first, with 31 percent of seniors earning a score of three or better, the threshold for many colleges to award credit." …
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-md-ap-scores-2017-20170222-story.html