| 100% | ARTCOLLEGE | 10 | Parsons School of Design, for one |
| 52% | ESD | 3 | Group of schools in one area, for short |
| 51% | DESIGN | 6 | Parsons School of ___ |
| 49% | RHODE | 5 | ___ Island School of Design |
| 47% | PARSONS | 7 | New York's ___ School of Design |
| 46% | MED | 3 | School of doctors, for short |
| 46% | LISAFRANK | 9 | Brand of school supplies known for its dazzling rainbow designs |
| 46% | BAUHAUS | 7 | A school of design established by Walter Gropius |
| 45% | FIRE | 4 | ___ drill, safety exercise and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 45% | ZEN | 3 | School of Buddhism known for meditation |
| 45% | UNIV | 4 | School of higher learning, for short |
| 45% | TRIP | 4 | Field ___, excursion that may be one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 45% | SNOW | 4 | ___ day, cold weather precaution and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 44% | HALF | 4 | One of two for one |
| 44% | HEAT | 4 | ___ day, sunstroke-prevention precautionary measure and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 44% | PARENT | 6 | ___-teacher meeting, student performance discussion, and one of the many reasons why school could be out for the day |
| 44% | \"HULKSMASH\" | 13 | Catchphrase for one of the Avengers |
| 44% | BARE | 4 | Unclothed, for one (anagram of "bear") |
| 44% | HALFOFF | 7 | Two for the price of one |
| 43% | DONNYSBROOK | 11 | Watering spot for one of the Osmonds? |
| 43% | SANMARINO | 9 | Country named for one of its patrons |
| 43% | AXEL | 4 | Skating jump, for one (anagram of "alex") |
| 43% | BLEU | 4 | French for one of the primary colors |
| 43% | HEADS | 5 | Makes for one side of the coin |
| 43% | ELFHAT | 6 | Headwear for one of Santa's assistants |
| 43% | SEMI | 4 | One for two of four |
| 43% | SONAR | 5 | One method of locating schools |
| 42% | BELMONTSTEAKS | 13 | Entrees for one of Dion's backup singers? |
| 42% | HARP | 4 | Musical instrument for one of the Marx Brothers |
| 42% | TURNTABLE | 9 | Name for one of a DJ's decks |