8th grader (applying for 9th grade) to top 2 private schools in the city (accept about 20-30% of applicants).
Are these scores considered safe to admission if everything else on the application is outstanding (all A+'s, shining teacher recs, extracurriculars, etc.)?
No one can chance anyone for any school, but since you didn’t give any admissions stats about the “top 2 private schools,” no one can even attempt to answer as there is no basis for evaluation. If you have these stats, then you know where you fall on their admissions scale and thus do not need to ask this question.