It is a crapshoot these days and I can relate! I’ve never heard of a school doing that, but in good ole Texas with rank based off of weight. Every student isn’t allowed to take the same classes its all if “they fit” in your schedule. (daughters school)
So, all of the top 10 kids have taken 1 extra weighted course and everyone else in the next 10 have taken one less, so from a rank perspective they are screwed all because they couldn’t take the extra class.
Its all a big game I think rank should be eliminated from schools. Just a Val and Sal and not other rankings.