Definitions for "Adequate yearly progress"
Keywords:  ayp, proficient, nclb, math, progress
Under the federal No Child Left Behind law, required annual improvement in reading and mathematics for students in grades 3 through 8 and one grade in high school, to reach proficiency by 2014; also includes required participation rate.
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) is the minimum level of improvement that states, school districts and schools must achieve each year. It is an individual state's measure of yearly progress toward achieving state academic standards required by NCLB.
Adequate Yearly Progress is the minimum level of improvement that school districts and schools must achieve each year as determined under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.