<p>I was thinking of top schools such as TAMs & other magnets, charters & privates as well as competitive publics such as Highland Park, Westwood, Westlake and Clement HS that mint National AP scholars and Nat. Merit semifinalists. The competition can run deep at these places where standardized scores are no guarantee of top 10 percent finishes. Even at the Memorials, Plano Wests & Wooldlands etc class rank competition can be quite brutal for kids with high standardized test scores.</p>