Several schools and districts which claim not to generate a class rank, actually do generate a class rank which is used in determining valedictorian and salutatorian and is also furnished to colleges, however it may not appear on student report cards or progress reports, or on parent/student copies of transcripts. Evidently class rank is not considered to be a data item covered by FERPA, but rather a school-specific statistic and therefore is not required to be furnished to the parents/students.