<p>I suppose it depends on your definition of sub-par. For example, for the past several years, Stuyvesant High School has had more Intel Semi-finalists than any other high school in the country – and every one of the kids has had a 93+ average. Is that sub-par? FWIW: All of those Stuyvesant Semi-finalists were accepted to at least one school in the pool of HYPSM et al.</p>