State Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo released preliminary federal ratings under No Child Left Behind for Oregon's public elementary, middle, and high schools. The report lists Oregon public schools that are making adequate yearly progress (AYP) and those that have been identified for improvement under state and federal requirements. Schools may appeal their preliminary rating, and final AYP designations will be released in October on the school and district report cards. 

There were several changes to AYP calculation this year including a last minute switch to paper-and-pencil testing and new achievement standards in reading and math.

Oregon's preliminary 2006-07 AYP report shows:

• 74 percent (923 of 1236 Oregon schools) met AYP standards compared to 70 percent last year
• 21 percent (258 of 1236 Oregon schools) did not meet compared to 30 percent last year (Of the 258 schools not meeting preliminary AYP: 176 did not meet in English/language arts; 217 did not meet in mathematics; 40 did not meet in the other academic indicator of graduation or attendance)
• 85 percent (793 of 936) of elementary and middle schools met AYP compared to 82 percent in 2005-06
• 43 percent (130 of 300) of high schools met AYP compared to 31 percent in 2005-06 

Thirty-seven Title I schools did not meet AYP in the same content area for two or more years and are subject to program improvement. Of these schools, 16 are identified for program improvement for the first time. Eight Title I schools are in program improvement for not meeting AYP for two years in a row, but met AYP this year. A total of 13 Title I schools identified for improvement last year met AYP for the second consecutive year and are no longer identified for improvement.