"Competitive Schools"

<p>I see alot of people mention this in their chance threads and I was wondering exactly what this means to colleges. How do I check if my school is "competitive"?</p>

<p>More specifically, the UCSD scoring rubric awards 300 points for the following:
"Educational Environment- Identified schools which fall into the 4th or 5th quintiles (300 points for applicants from 4th and 5th quintile schools); PHHS is not eligible"</p>

<p>Can an out of state school qualify for this?</p>

<p>bump, anyone know?</p>