<p>Since your D is going to a small super competitive private high school, you should be working with a counselor from that school. I mean, that is what people pay for when they send their kids to schools like these. </p>
<p>My kid goes to a middling suburban public SoCal high school, and she got called into the counselor’s office, given an unofficial transcript of her 9-11 grades, and had a talk about what colleges looked feasible and interesting.</p>
<p>Counselors will know of the local privates that are good bets for your D.</p>