Not even going to lie or anything, from experience, the unpopular girls never get with the popular guys. It’s normally popular with popular and unpopular with unpopular people who are in relationships.
If you ask him out or move too quick on him, he might think he is more superior than you or something since he has more status. If he really liked you, he would talk to you. Ask him for help for a piece of work, then see where he’s at in terms of relationship wise.