Q. If you were grading your child's school on cleanliness, what grade would you give it?
Of parents whose children attend school
39% said excellent
41% said good
18% said average
1% said below average
0% said poor
Q. Which areas of your child's school concerns you most from a cleanliness perspective?
Of parents whose children attend school, selecting up to three
50% said student bathrooms
34% said cafeteria / lunch areas
25% said classrooms
20% said gyms and locker rooms
16% said hallways and common areas
15% said school buses
1% said other
27% said I do not have concerns about cleanliness
The ACI Parents survey was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 500 nationally representative U.S. parents ages 18+, between July 31st and August 6th, 2026, using an email invitation and an online survey. Data has been weighted to ensure an accurate representation of US parents, 18 and older.
Results of any sample are subject to sampling variation. The magnitude of the variation is measurable and is affected by the number of interviews and the level of the percentages expressing the results. For the interviews conducted in this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 4.4 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample.