<p>Students from other schools in the county have a considerably higher class rank even though our GPAs are very similar. Will the college I'm applying to know that my class rank is lower because they put most of the highest achieving public school students in the one school within the county that happens to be mine? It doesn't seem fair.</p>
<p>The school will send a school profile with your transcript and counselor’s letter. This kind of information is in the school profile.</p>
<p>I’ll ignore the “fair” part of your post and just say that, yes, if your HS has written a good profile for colleges, the colleges will understand that your HS is more rigorous than others in your county. Have you seen your HS profile? Do you think it does a good job of telling your school’s story?</p>