I think I was conflating "getting an A" with "acing it," which technically are two different things. Not sure about "grade inflation," haha, but I might adjust the clues a bit. Thanks for solving!
With 1-Down1DSee 1-Across[-----], Chuck E. Cheese event
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Across
1A
With 1-Down1DSee 1-Across[-----], Chuck E. Cheese event
6A
Get a 100 on a test
7A
1 to 100, say
8A
Doce menos nueve
9A
"___ out!" (ump's cry)
Down
1D
See 1-Across1AWith 1-Down, Chuck E. Cheese event[-----]
2D
"This really matters to me."
3D
___ cards (25-card deck used to test for ESP)
4D
Makes an evasive maneuver
5D
Participated in a 1-Across1AWith 1-Down, Chuck E. Cheese event[-----] / 1-Down1DSee 1-Across[-----] event, probably (it really depends on your opinion of Chuck E. Cheese 1-Across1AWith 1-Down, Chuck E. Cheese event[-----])