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I agree with BurbParent. Rating the "quality of education" at a particular school is something I cannot do without more guideline parameters. For example, the quality of education where the median and average SSAT scores are 92 should be high for a student with an 84 to 99 SSAT, but might be too fast paced and too in-depth for a student scoring 50 to 65 on the SSAT. Conversely, the 94 SSAT scorer might be bored and unchallanged at a school with an average SSAT score of 62. Matching an appropriate school with an appropriate student, simplistically speaking, based on average SSAT scores that are close to the median SSAT scores should result in a higher quality of education for the matched student. One aspect of a quality education should be for the student to be challanged, but not overwhelmed, to nurture intellectual growth. Academically overwhelming a student might cause a loss of self esteem and confusion-- just like tossing a high school quarterback into a starting role in the NFL might do more harm than good.