<p>Perhaps one way to rank high schools in the nation is by admit
rates to top 20 private and public colleges. That info is hard to find.
I’m not even sure that shcools track this. Perhaps they should.</p>
<p>I do have matriculation rates for my school. I’m sure most private
schools track these rates too, perhaps on a cumulative basis,
so they can look better to prospective students:</p>
<p>Infamous CA public shcool, presumably one grade behind schools
in new england, two grades behind schools in India and China.</p>
<p>Last year (2005):
Graduating seniors: 420
Matriculated to top 20 private including HYP/Ivies, Stanford, MIT, Caltech: 15
Matriculated to top 20 public including UCB, UCLA, UCSD: 130</p>
<p>I’d say class rank of 140/420 or 30% is pretty darn good at my
infamous CA public high school.</p>