Agree that being Val/sal is not everything. I’m certainly solidly in the top 10% (21/305) but not the tippy top with a 3.9 UWGPA. Got a couple B’s in harder unweighted non-AP/not-on-campus DE classes (Physics, Human Anatomy, Programming) that many rank focused people don’t take, which pushed my rank down.
Two of us with similar UWGPA/Class rank/ACT (~3.9/20ish/32-34) are attending the highest ranked colleges in our class. I’ll be attending Washington and Lee and the other girl in my position will be attending West Point, which are numbers 10 and 12 on the USNWR (for those who care, this is the only way to give context to people at our rural midwestern school!).
Don’t worry. Your kid will be considered in the context of your H.S. if your school profile is decently written. Ours is on our website; perhaps you could see if yours is available and make sure it accurately reflects the real situation.