| 100% | SCARED | 6 | Afraid that school was concerned |
| 47% | OIL | 3 | Commodity that OPEC is concerned with |
| 47% | PTA | 3 | School group that is involved: Abbr. |
| 47% | IFEAR | 5 | ''My concern is that . . .'' |
| 45% | ARGO | 4 | Craft that was Hera's concern |
| 44% | OSHA | 4 | Group concerned with things that are NSFW? |
| 44% | YALE | 4 | Connecticut school that was founded in 1701 |
| 44% | FOG | 3 | Weather phenomenon that is an aviation concern |
| 44% | OBOE | 4 | Reed that is a conductor's concern |
| 43% | TENTH | 5 | Grade that a high school sophomore is in |
| 43% | COED | 4 | Like schools that are open to all: Hyph. |
| 43% | NATAL | 5 | Natalie excluded - that is, concerning labour |
| 43% | SMU | 3 | Dallas school that is home to the Mustangs: Abbr. |
| 43% | EXAM | 4 | Bar ___, test that is a prospective lawyer's concern |
| 42% | PROM | 4 | School event that is a dance party, generally for high school students |
| 40% | MIT | 3 | Science-focused school that was the setting for "Good Will Hunting": Abbr. |
| 40% | ETON | 4 | British prep school that was attended by Tom Hiddleston and Eddie Redmayne |
| 40% | VERDICT | 7 | Outcome of a trial, and something that is a lawyer's concern |
| 39% | CARED | 5 | Was concerned |
| 39% | SLU | 3 | Missouri school that is the oldest college west of the Mississippi River (Abbr.) |
| 39% | CARES | 5 | Is concerned |
| 39% | CARE | 4 | Be concerned |
| 39% | GIVESAHOOT | 10 | Is concerned |
| 39% | MIND | 4 | Be concerned |
| 39% | LICE | 4 | Parasites that can be in an outbreak at an elementary school |
| 39% | RICE | 4 | Houston school that's been removed from 78 Across |
| 39% | EMORY | 5 | Atlanta school that's been removed from 67 Across |
| 39% | SMITH | 5 | Northampton school that's been removed from 22 Across |
| 38% | THEWONDERYEARS | 14 | ABC comedy-drama that was partially set at William McKinley High School: 3 wds. |
| 38% | MED | 3 | Deg. that will help if you're hoping to be a high school principal |