school/uni rankings suck - they dont mean shit most of the time
but at the same time reputations too. when parents say "school X is good" it often unfortunately just originates from the fact that there is little minority in those schools, that's obviously not the reason why many people say "school X is great", they often just hear the good reputation a institution has and spread it further without questioning why it's that.
mind you, I dont know if the same applies here. But if it is it wasnt why Alice moved to Bevery Hills.