As the chart shows, Pennsylvania took hundreds of schools off its list of schools not making the adequate yearly progress, or AYP, that is called for by federal education law.
| Aug. 12 | Sept. 23 | |
| Schools meeting AYP | 1,358 | 1,706 |
| Schools needing improvement | 1,428 | 1,080 |
| Total schools | 2,786 | 2,786 |
SOURCE: Pennsylvania Department of Education