->'''Sue:''' All the popular kids are in the penthouse, all the nerds playing wizards and trolls in the forest - bottom floor.\\
'''Will:''' Where do the glee kids lie?\\
'''Sue:''' Sub-basement.
-->-- ''Series/{{Glee}}''

What the BrainChain is to [[IntelligenceTropes intellect]], this trope is to HighSchool popularity. Where you are on this list determines how smoothly your high school existence goes, who sits with you at lunch, and what your [[CharactersAsDevice role]] in the story is. Compare CliqueTour when this is pointed out. In relative descending order of popularity:
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!!Most Popular:
* BlackHoleSue
* AlphaBitch
** LovableAlphaBitch
** AcademicAlphaBitch
* TheAce
* BigManOnCampus
* BigJerkOnCampus
* SchoolIdol
* JerkJock (may overlap with DumbJock or BarbaricBully)
* TheBeautifulElite
* BetaBitch
** InnocentBetaBitch
* CarloadOfCoolKids (these are the people ''in'' the car)
* ClassPrincess
* ClassRepresentative
* CruelCheerleader
* CuteSportsClubManager
* DumbJock
* ExtracurricularEnthusiast
* GirlPosse
* The HighSchoolHustler is an odd one, often very popular, but sometimes a:
** TheSnarkKnight
** ScholarshipStudent
* TheQuarterback
* TheSocialExpert
* SpoiledSweet
* StudentCouncilPresident
** The rest of the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (in Japanese works. In Western works they are often ''much'' lower down the chain.)
* Sympathetic Athletes
** AcademicAthlete
** LovableJock
** PomPomGirl
* [[CoolPeopleRebelAgainstAuthority Teenage Rebels]]
** {{Delinquents}}
** NaughtyIsGood
** RebelliousSpirit
* TokenRichStudent

!!Middle Ground:
* [[RecurringExtra Recurring Background Teens]]
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent (though other times this character can be an UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter)
* {{The Generic Guy}}/{{The Everyman}}
* WastedBeauty (they ''could'' have been at the top if not for that one flaw/quirk)

!!Least Popular:
* BarbaricBully (who isn't a JerkJock)
* GradeSkipper (may be a target for bullies due to being younger than his or her classmates)
* CarloadOfCoolKids (the losers standing on the side of the road who are being spoken to)
* UnconvincinglyUnpopularCharacter
* FallenPrincess
* BullyMagnet
* EmoTeen
** {{Goth}} (often though not always conflated with the above)
* MisfitLabRat
* FatBestFriend
* {{Geek}}
** {{Otaku}}
** SicklyNeuroticGeek
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer
* {{Loners|AreFreaks}} in general (except when they are TroubledButCute)
* NoSocialSkills
* {{Shrinking Violet}}s who are BeautifulAllAlong
* StereotypicalNerd
* TeachersPet
* LoserTeamMascot
* TheStoolPigeon (especially if they rat out on their so-called "[[WithFriendsLikeThese friends]]")

!![[TakeAThirdOption Outside the System]]:
* ChildProdigy / TeenGenius (depends on whether they're an InnocentProdigy or [[ActingYourIntellectualAge Acting Their Intellectual Age]])
* DramaClub (Depending on the type of school, may either be at the top or bottom of the chain.)
* ForeignExchangeStudent (usually winds up higher on the popularity food chain)
* NewTransferStudent (can wind up anywhere in terms of popularity depending on the situation)
* PopularityCycle (the point is the cycle, so people tend to switch between being loved and ostracized)
* {{Class Clown}}/{{The Prankster}} (varies heavily depending on whether they're beloved or just annoying)

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