Happens every year. Every one wants to go to Lowell.
It's an Asian thing. They don't want their kids going to the other non-performing schools, meaning mixing with kids who are punks and not studious. Lowell is practically all Asian, but the city does a quota thing sending minorities there. (Chinese and Japanese are not considered to be minorities!)
Going there is no guarantee of success in life. My wife's brother (Chinese) went to Lowell, and he now works as a TSA agent (after having sold cell phones and cars). My wife and I went to Balboa High and we are both successful in life. The school doesn't make you, it's how you perform after graduation that counts.