The phrase "a third of schools" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a proportion or statistic related to schools, such as in reports or analyses.
Example: "A third of schools in the district reported an increase in student enrollment this year."
Alternatives: "one-third of schools" or "33% of schools".
About a third of schools don't have the capacity to accommodate all their students in a computer lab or other lockdown setting, Mr. Erickson said.
On January 25th Estyn, the Welsh schools inspectorate, said that almost a third of schools were deficient, and that two-fifths of pupils entered secondary school with delayed reading skills.
The survey said that a third of schools reported that the federal No Child Left Behind law, which since 2001 has required public schools to test students in math and English, had drawn resources from foreign languages.
He said fewer than 10% of state schools currently achieved that and the foundation's Chance to Shine campaign has set a target of increasing it to a third of schools.
A third of schools across England already ban mobiles, claiming they distract and lead to low-level disruption in the classroom, with a further fifth limiting their use in classrooms.
But abolition is unrealistic: a third of schools are faith schools, mostly of Christian denomination, and it would be discriminatory to deny other faiths the right to set up similar schools.
Employers complain that around a third of school leavers lack even the most basic numeracy and literacy.
The council also plans to lose a third of school crossing patrols and stop paying for Christmas decorations.
Today's news that more than a third of school teachers surveyed reported a drop in the number of children exercising is another reminder that the Olympic legacy from London 2012 cannot be taken for granted.
A prior study had shown that the use of fluoride containing toothpaste is widespread [ 18] and less than a third of school aged children consumed sugar less than once a day [ 18].
