<p>My high school is recognized at a national level and occasionally for it’s AP Art Studio - internationally. … I just checked the stats… it used to be… however according to my principal their are kids EVERY YEAR that get into ivies(plural so more than one) … getting in the top 20% at my school is like finishing in the top 8% at most high schools and i’m not talking about the awfully bad ones either. … also how highly do colleges look at teacher recommendations? that seems to be a strength that I have at my school that not even the best of the best students at my school always have…</p>