| 100% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school on a diploma) |
| 70% | SUMMA | 5 | Latin word on a diploma |
| 69% | LAUDE | 5 | Honor, on a diploma |
| 67% | CUM | 3 | Word on a diploma |
| 67% | LAUDE | 5 | "Praise," on a diploma |
| 65% | SUMMA | 5 | Word of distinction on a diploma |
| 63% | LAUDE | 5 | Magna cum ___ ("with great distinction," on a diploma) |
| 61% | GPA | 3 | No. on a school transcript |
| 61% | KICKBALL | 8 | Activity on a school playground |
| 61% | NINE | 4 | Bedtime on a school night |
| 61% | ALMA | 4 | ___ mater (school that a person got a diploma from) |
| 60% | LAUDE | 5 | Word on a valedictorian's diploma |
| 60% | BOYS | 4 | Sign on a grade school door |
| 60% | LETTER | 6 | Item on a high school jacket |
| 60% | GPA | 3 | Stat on a school transcript: Abbr. |
| 60% | ONEB | 4 | Blemish on a perfect school record |
| 60% | RECESS | 6 | Busy time on a school playground |
| 60% | DRILLINSTRUCTOR | 15 | One on a dental school faculty |
| 60% | GPA | 3 | Stat on a grad school app |
| 60% | APSE | 4 | Recess on a Catholic school campus? |
| 59% | EDU | 3 | Ending on a school e-mail address |
| 59% | ESSAY | 5 | Writing on a particular topic at school |
| 59% | ESSAY | 5 | Write-up on a topic in school |
| 59% | GPA | 3 | Figure on a high school transcript: Abbr. |
| 59% | NEE | 3 | Clarifying word on a school reunion nametag |
| 59% | ABSENT | 6 | Not in class on a school day |
| 59% | SLOW | 4 | Word on a school-zone traffic sign |
| 59% | CHAPERONED | 10 | Helped out on a school trip, say |
| 58% | PTA | 3 | Org. that might put on a school carnival |
| 58% | OREO | 4 | Wheel on a school bus-themed cake, perhaps |