<p>We have two high schools in our district, school A near our home is Highly competitive and ranks very high. School B is good but not nearly as competitive and ranks lower due to demographics yet academic standards are similar for both. School B is half hour away from home but offers IB. Which one would work better for GOA, College admission, Class rank ... assuming everything else is same.</p>
<p>School B would be the better option if both have similar academics mainly because the decreased competition would lead to a higher class ranking for a competitive student. And class ranking is pretty important.</p>