Do you see this at your child's high school? [regarding GPA / SAT scatterplots of college admission / rejection]

Not necessarily. Schools can take longer than 4 years if there is poor advising or trouble registering for class. And I think “happiness” is a great measure. They follow many data points such as access to counseling/accommodations, how well their graduates do, if they feel they’ve had good advisor, access to professors.