Andrzej Nowicki was one of the best students of the high school he attended. Maybe it was not the best school in town, but it was closer to the top of the ranking list than to the end, although it was rather in the middle.
Nowicki was intelligent, talented and hardworking, and most of all he was very polite and law-abiding, so he had the reputation of being a top student, which was not a compliment at all. Nobody likes nerds.
But Andrzej was not a nerd. Although he had many of his traits, Andrzej Nowicki was cool and many people sought his friendship. So he had a large circle of admirers of both sexes.