| 100% | GHOSTWORLD | 10 | Daniel Clowes comic about navigating the limbo between high school and adulthood |
| 32% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Sabbatical between high school and college |
| 32% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Hiatus between high school and college |
| 32% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Break between high school and college |
| 31% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Break taken between high school and college |
| 31% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (break between high school and college) |
| 31% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (sabbatical between high school and college) |
| 31% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Hiatus between high school and college: 2 wds. |
| 31% | GAPYEAR | 7 | Time taken off between high school and college |
| 31% | GAP | 3 | ___ year (long break between high school and college) |
| 30% | GAPYEARS | 8 | They can be taken between high school and college |
| 30% | GAPYEARS | 8 | Breaks taken between high school and college: 2 wds. |
| 28% | ALLAMERICAN | 11 | Sports drama on The CW about a high-school football team starring Daniel Ezra, 15-Across, and 43-Across (2 wds.) |
| 28% | GENX | 4 | Like high school and college students of the '80s-'90s, e.g. |
| 28% | RYDELL | 6 | High school for the T-Birds and the Pink Ladies |
| 27% | LANALANG | 8 | High school girlfriend of Clark Kent in the Superman comic book series |
| 26% | MONTBLANC | 9 | Highest peak in the Alps, situated between France and Italy |
| 26% | LANG | 4 | Lana —, high school girlfriend of Clark Kent in the Superman comic book series |
| 25% | MILE | 4 | One of about 93 million between Earth and the sun |
| 25% | INTERT{ID}AL | 12 | Like a coastal zone between the high- and low-water marks |
| 24% | LUANN | 5 | Syndicated comic about a high-school girl |
| 24% | EDGE | 4 | "The ___ of Seventeen," coming-of-age film starring Hailee Steinfeld about navigating high school drama |
| 24% | GEORGECOSTANZA | 14 | Character who is Jerry's best friend since high school and is played by Jason Alexander on the show "Seinfeld": 2 wds. |
| 23% | WHATYOUWISHFOR | 14 | Katherine Center novel about a school librarian and her relationship with the principal (4 wds.) |
| 23% | CRIMEA | 6 | In Dec. 2018, Russia completed a high-tech security fence between the Ukraine and this territory |
| 22% | HOPS | 4 | High school dances of the 1950s |
| 22% | AFTERPARTY | 10 | "The ___," series about a high school reunion, starring Tiffany Haddish and Sam Richardson on Apple TV+ |
| 22% | SRS | 3 | High school group about to graduate, for short |
| 22% | PROM | 4 | High school dance with a king and queen |
| 22% | HISTORY | 7 | High school subject that dwells on the past |