| 100% | DRACOMALFOY | 11 | Fictional school bully with henchmen named Crabbe and Goyle |
| 28% | COED | 4 | School with boys and girls |
| 28% | LOYOLA | 6 | Name associated with Jesuit schools |
| 27% | FAIRYTALE | 9 | Fictional story with knights and princesses |
| 27% | TOTO | 4 | Fictional pooch with a repetitive name |
| 27% | TOTO | 4 | Fictional terrier with a repetitive name |
| 27% | ART | 3 | School class with easels and smocks |
| 27% | KIRK | 4 | Fictional captain with the middle name Tiberius |
| 27% | PROM | 4 | School event with a king and queen |
| 27% | PTA | 3 | School organization with moms and pops: Abbr. |
| 27% | PTA | 3 | School group with parents and teachers: Abbr. |
| 27% | PTA | 3 | School group with mom and pop: Abbr. |
| 27% | PTA | 3 | School group with moms and pops: Abbr. |
| 27% | PTA | 3 | School group with moms and dads: Abbr. |
| 27% | WRIGHT | 6 | Name associated with 25- and 59-Across |
| 27% | RITZ | 4 | Name associated with crackers and luxury hotels |
| 26% | DORATHEEXPLORER | 15 | Fictional adventurer with a map and a backpack |
| 26% | SATCHEL | 7 | School bag, often made with buckles and leather |
| 26% | PROM | 4 | School event with a king and a queen |
| 26% | PROMS | 5 | School events with a king and a queen |
| 26% | YALE | 4 | School with the Skull and Bones secret society |
| 26% | BAKESALE | 8 | School fundraiser with cakes and cookies (2 wds.) |
| 26% | COEN | 4 | Name on many posters with McDormand and Buscemi |
| 26% | GRACE | 5 | Name with Will and Frankie in sitcom titles |
| 26% | HIGH | 4 | "Lincoln ___," fictional school that Monica, Rachel and Ross attended in "Friends" |
| 26% | PTA | 3 | School group with parents and the school staff: Abbr. |
| 26% | PTA | 3 | School group with parents and teachers as members: Abbr. |
| 26% | CIA | 3 | School with Baking and Pastry Arts degrees, for short |
| 26% | SCI | 3 | School subject with physics, chemistry, and biology, for short |
| 26% | CLAUS | 5 | Name associated with a sleigh and eight tiny reindeer |