| 100% | PTA | 3 | Teachers and parents in cooperation for betterment of a school (abbr) |
| 40% | SIR | 3 | Title of a male teacher in school |
| 39% | PTA | 3 | School association for parents and teachers |
| 39% | PTA | 3 | School group with parents and teachers: Abbr. |
| 39% | PTA | 3 | School association composed of parents and teachers |
| 38% | PTA | 3 | School group with parents and teachers as members: Abbr. |
| 38% | NEA | 3 | Organization for many a public school teacher: Abbr. |
| 37% | NEA | 3 | Group for staff of different schools and colleges: Abbr. |
| 37% | DISMISSAL | 9 | Favorite time of the school day for some teachers and students, or a two-word hint for the answers to the starred clues |
| 37% | REYNOLDS | 8 | Burt ___, winner of a 1993 Razzie for his role in "Cop and a Half" |
| 37% | LARD | 4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig rendered and clarified for use in cooking |
| 36% | TRAVOLTA | 8 | John ___, winner of a 2000 Razzie for his roles in "Battlefield Earth" and "Lucky Numbers" |
| 36% | YDS | 3 | Ten of them are needed for a first down in football: Abbr. |
| 36% | GRIFFITH | 8 | Melanie ___, winner of a 1992 Razzie for her roles in "Shining Through" and "A Stranger Among Us" |
| 35% | DAY | 3 | First ___ of school, new chapter with school bells and classroom adventures for a child |
| 35% | MIT | 3 | New England school that graduates a lot of computer science and engineering majors: Abbr. |
| 35% | MINNELLI | 8 | Liza ___, winner of a 1988 Razzie for her roles in "Arthur 2: On the Rocks" and "Rent-a-Cop" |
| 35% | PTA | 3 | Organization comprising teachers and parents: Abbr. |
| 35% | SEM | 3 | Part of a school year: Abbr. |
| 35% | ALUM | 4 | Graduate of a school, for short |
| 35% | KCU | 3 | Small school in Grayson that the Knights and Lady Knights play out of, for short |
| 34% | PTAS | 4 | School organizations for safety and interests of children (abbr) |
| 34% | CTE | 3 | A degenerative brain disease found primarily in athletes and was the focus of the 2015 film "Concussion": Abbr. |
| 34% | SEM | 3 | Half of a school year, for short |
| 34% | SEM | 3 | Segment of a school year, for short |
| 34% | VHS | 3 | VCR format that was a popular mode of watching 19a in the 1980s and 1990s: Abbr. |
| 34% | SUNY | 4 | Schools in Albany and Oneonta are part of it: Abbr. |
| 34% | PTA | 3 | Organizer of a school field day, for short |
| 34% | MERYLSTREEP | 11 | Actress nominated for an Oscar for playing a music teacher in "Music of the Heart": 2 wds. |
| 33% | PTA | 3 | Group that encourages participation of parents in school: Abbr. |