Some of the dropouts studied ranked in the top 5 percent, she said.

"We rank it in the top 5 percent for flavor."

- A Type A free agent was ranked in the top 20 percent of players at his position.

The school continues to rank in the top five percent of public high schools nationwide.

It also ranked in the top 10 percent in level of academic challenge.

Three hospitals ranked in the top 10 percent nationally on treatments for at least one of the conditions.

It allowed city schools whose reading scores ranked in the bottom 45 percent to choose teachers without regard to their ranking on the board's lists.

The average freshman was ranked in the top 10 percent of his or her high school class.

Select Equity now ranks in the top 10 percent of its peer group for the last three years and 12 months.

Funds were deemed to be poor performers if they ranked in the bottom 10 percent of their peer groups over the last three years.