<p>Everyone has a few favorites but they are all different. The problem is that it really depends on the kid. In cases like yours, people have recommended to work with an educational consultant who are knowledgeable in BS.
I hade made school listings for three students but the 3 lists of 30 great schools contained few overlaps between the three students.
Someone may prefer small family-feel schools, others large schools with lots of opportunities. Some prefer certain sports, hockey rink, pool (not all schools have those). Other sporty kids may prefer certain schools with less sports emphasis so they have a chance at varsity. Others may want schools where they can opt out with theater, as much as they can. (Some schools require 3 term team sports, not good for those kids). Some want specific language like Japanese or German (not many schools have those). Some want horses, others no horses. Some schools have great learning supports, others don’t. I had made spreadsheets with columns of numbers and items important to us: distance to airport, percentage of boarding students, % of students of color, % of international students, total enrollment, average SSAT/SAT/ACT, acceptance rate, existence of postgraduate, etc. Once done, patterns begin to emerge. Your figure of merit in school may be totally different from mine. I liked NMH school a lot but my relative didn’t like it because it felt too much like the school my relative wants to leave. </p>