High school students in Effingham County are passing the Georgia High School Writing Test at a comparable rate to others statewide, but school officials are looking at ways to make the numbers better. Ninety-three percent of the county’s students taking the test for the first time last year passed it — compared to 95 percent statewide — according to data provided to the Effingham County Board of Education by Judith Shuman, the district’s 6-12 student and professional learning coordinator. Effingham and the state both posted a 2-percent increase from the previous year’s scores.