an international student with one-sided talent for math

Since most students from your school go to college in the US, wouldn’t the best source of information be the school? An international IB school in Asia is not a typical US public school, and I suspect most posters cannot give accurate advice concerning your son’s GPA etc. I read on CC that a 3.6 from a public school is not considered that good, but I know a 3.6 from a rigorous boarding school is considered very good. So it depends on the school.

Also, the financial side of things becomes important, I believe especially now. If you are full pay, that will make a difference to many (not all) schools. If you are looking for financial aid, or merit aid, that will affect the schools you would want to be considering.