A ceremony at the Arkansas State Capitol Wednesday celebrated the top 25 test scores of the 2023 General Education Development, or GED, exam, administered by the state Division of Workforce Services.

For the 2023 exam, more than 3,100 students completed the test, with over 2,600 passing. Cody Waits, Director of the Arkansas Workforce Connection Division, says the 86% pass rate puts the state fourth in the nation among GED pass rates.

"What that tells me is that the 25 of you sitting here today aren't just high-level achievers here in our state, but you're high-level achievers across the entire nation. And that's something you should be very proud of,” Waits said.

Arkansas' top 25 GED test scorers celebrated at ceremony