I’m looking for ideas for my son going into 10th grade. He is very yeshivish and pretty strong academically but he is having issues fitting into a regular Yeshiva setting. I think if he could shine and be the top bochur in the yeshiva it would be very good for him as long as the situation there is not too much below his level. In other words other yeshivish boys but not necessarily top learners. I think also if he had a rosh yeshiva he could really respect and get super close to it would be very good for him.
In other words, you are looking for a good yeshivish place for bachurim who aren’t aleph bochurim but aren’t failures.
He might do well in smaller yeshivas.