We didn't do ranks but I was put into a special program for high achievers, basically the top 1% of the country.
It was like, after school stuff with studying, early help with college/university, educational trips around Europe.
Slipped slightly as I got older and more sociable.
This is actually awesome. I wish we had stuff like that at my high school
in my first 2 years i kept getting blocked by this smart guy and was always #2 in our class. i was one of the top few of the cohort in my last 2 years.