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[quote=Anonymous]I don't think that the absence of a precise class rank calculated by a HS (public or private) prevents highly selective colleges from taking class rank into account.  They know from experience (and/or data on the school's transcript) approximately where a student with a particular GPA stands vis a vis the rest of the class.

OP's framing of the issue was in terms of percentiles and her assumption was that her DC would end up in a higher percentile at a public (95th) than a private (80th). My point was that may not be a valid assumption wrt public magnets.

I agree that colleges don't treat all schools equally wrt class standing -- they recognize that selective admissions (public or private) affect cohort and that school size affects percentile.  But they do care about how an applicant has done academically compared to his/her classmates and the answer to that question will differ depending on cohort.  How and how much are tricky questions that can't be answered at the public vs. private level of generality.  Depends on the specific schools and, arguably, the particular class.
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