Research

http://smeharbinger.net/opinion/editorial/editorial-class-rank-should-be-eliminated

An anonymous student from Shawnee Mission East High School advocates for the elimination of class rank at his or her high school in Kansas. The student believes that class rank is ineffective because its only criterion is GPA and doesn't take any extracurricular activities to account such as sports, musical talents, or artistic "prowess". In addition, the differences between two adjacent ranks is calculated to the ten-thousandth point; that minute difference determines the rank between students. Shawnee Mission East's principal agrees with the elimination, stating that "The reality is that schools should never squelch the dreams of its students". The principal believes that students should not be labelled with a number and that class rank misrepresents students in more elite schools such as Shawnee Mission East.