Class rank is baloney. There are at least three students in the top 10 to 15 at my son’s high school that have lower standardized test scores than my son and/or did not get into or waitlisted at top 20 schools where my son was admitted or waitlisted. He is in the top 10% and has done significantly better in the college admissions than many who were higher ranked. He doesn’t really need advice about success from “higher ranked” peers at graduation! I recently read that some schools have over 20 Valedictorians because they all are named such for having a 4.0 GPA. As others noted, many game the system by taking non AP classes to boost their GPA and class rank. Ridiculous.