I agree as well, bclintonk.
@HarvestMoon1 Yes, it is. Besides the good relationship with the colleges, I would say that around 20% of the top school admits are recruited athletes, and another good 30% are legacies (~10-20% of which are WEALTHY legacies). This might explain our numbers.
My son was the first from his school to ever apply to the Univ of Chicago. They liked him so much they sent him back a check for the application fee, but apparently not enough to accept him off of their waiting list. I was counting on his acceptance and their returning our tuition check back to us. 
“What’s telling is that when admissions officers for elite colleges and universities come to our area, they all do their little dog-and-pony show at all of the most exclusive private high schools and at a handful of the wealthiest suburban schools.”
Well my district is one of those districts and still no one has ever been admitted to Princeton.