class rank

Scholastic placement number

Class rank is a student's academic standing relative to their classmates, typically based on grade point average.

A student ranked third in a class of two hundred has a higher GPA than all but two peers.

Class rank matters for college admissions, scholarships, and honors like valedictorian: Her class rank put her in the top ten percent.

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