8 ▁- ▁ 1 8 2 nd ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁- ▁ 1 5 4 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 5 0 1 ▁school ▁districts . ▁ ▁Over ach ie ver ▁state wide ▁ranking ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Pitts burgh ▁Business ▁Times ▁also ▁reported ▁an ▁Over ach ie vers ▁Rank ing ▁for ▁ 4 9 8 ▁Pennsylvania ▁school ▁districts . ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁ranked ▁ 1 6 1 st . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁ 1 7 6 th . ▁The ▁editor ▁describes ▁the ▁ranking ▁as : ▁" a ▁ranking ▁answers ▁the ▁question ▁- ▁which ▁school ▁districts ▁do ▁better ▁than ▁expect ations ▁based ▁upon ▁econom ics ? ▁This ▁rank ▁takes ▁the ▁Honor ▁Roll ▁rank ▁and ▁adds ▁the ▁percentage ▁of ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁free ▁and ▁reduced - price ▁l unch ▁into ▁the ▁formula . ▁A ▁district ▁finishing ▁high ▁on ▁this ▁rank ▁is ▁sm ash ing ▁expect ations , ▁and ▁any ▁district ▁above ▁the ▁median ▁point ▁is ▁exceed ing ▁expect ations ." ▁ ▁District ▁A Y P ▁status ▁history ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁decl ined ▁to ▁Warning ▁A Y P ▁status . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Sol an co ▁School ▁District ▁achieved ▁A de qu ate ▁Year ly ▁Progress ▁( A Y P ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁ 9 4 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 ▁Pennsylvania ▁public ▁school ▁districts ▁achieved