| 100% | VARSITY | 7 | Main team representing a high school or college |
| 46% | FRESHMAN | 8 | First year of high school or college |
| 41% | DUNK | 4 | "Slam ___," sports manga series that follows a high school basketball team |
| 41% | COACHCARTER | 11 | 15-Across' debut movie, about a high school basketball team: 2 wds. |
| 40% | FRIDAY | 6 | "___ Night Lights," 2004 film starring Billy Bob Thornton about a high school football team |
| 39% | STUDENTS | 8 | Learners at a university, college or school |
| 37% | INTRAMURALS | 11 | Sports events contested within a college or school itself |
| 36% | TEEN | 4 | A high school junior, usually |
| 35% | ACADEMY | 7 | Specialist school or college |
| 35% | CAFETERIA | 9 | Eatery in a high school |
| 35% | ESSAY | 5 | Many a high school test |
| 35% | MIRACLE | 7 | "The ___ Season" (2018 Helen Hunt film about a high-school volleyball team) |
| 34% | EXAM | 4 | Faced at school or college (abbr) |
| 34% | FIFTEEN | 7 | Like many a high school sophomore |
| 34% | WORKINGCLASSES | 14 | Job for a high school teacher? |
| 34% | LETTER | 6 | Item on a high school jacket |
| 34% | RANTRACK | 8 | Was a high school sprinter, say |
| 34% | VARSITY | 7 | Goal for a high school athlete |
| 34% | PROM | 4 | Annual dance at a high school |
| 34% | WASHCARS | 8 | Participate in a high school fundraiser |
| 34% | APBIO | 5 | Sitcom set in a high school |
| 34% | CLUBS | 5 | Section of a high school yearbook |
| 34% | CLUB | 4 | Extracurricular for a high school student |
| 34% | BULLY | 5 | Villain in a high school movie |
| 34% | VARSITY | 7 | High school sports team |
| 34% | COACH | 5 | High school team leader |
| 34% | STAFFROOM | 9 | Common place for teachers in a school or college |
| 34% | GLEE | 4 | TV show about a high school choir |
| 34% | SMARTEST | 8 | Voting category in a high school yearbook |
| 34% | PSAT | 4 | Exam for a high school junior: Abbr. |