In highly competitive Plano ISD, where the race for valedictorian has been decided by precious few hundredths — or thousandths — of a grade point, most students may not know exactly where they stand for much longer.

The district is considering dropping class rankings beyond Nos. 1 and 2.

State law requires the district to keep track of which graduating students make it into the top 10 percent. But under recommendations that trustees heard this week, only the valedictorian and salutatorian would know their exact positions.

Other students would know only their GPA, and whether they make the cut for the top 10 percent.

Instead, top-performing students could be recognized as graduating summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude.

A task force made up of campus counselors, principals and central office staffers recommended several changes to the district's class rank policy at a board work session Monday. The group surveyed parents, students and teachers, and also held focus groups on the topic.