flu hit the nail on the head. Also, one thing to also keep in mind is that, college board are now implementing SAT adversity score. So, your perfect SAT score won’t count as much if you live in Carmel Valley as it would have, if you live in South East San Diego. So, flocking to the to the highest rated school might adversely affect their chances to get into college. If your kid is that advance, stick w/ your current school and spend the time with after school enrichment, more sports, more volunteering, etc. Since school will come easy to your kid.