2019 Green Schools

Reprinted with premission from dirt magazine
50% of schools reported they had a garden
41% said they either had or anticipated putting in a rain garden or rain barrels
28% talked about composting; either they were doing it or were trying to figure out how to do it. “It is our goal to compost for our garden. But we need to research this further, as we do not want to attract bears,” said Upper Greenwood Lake School.
22% said they had low flush toilets or water faucets that automatically shut off. Warwick Valley High School said they had installed water pedals in the kitchen. Cedar Mountain Primary School reported they put in metering faucets in 42 bathrooms.
9% of the schools mentioned the work of the PTO or PTA in getting gardens going and recycling plastic.
Greenest School District
1 Warwick, NY
2 Vernon Township, NJ
3 Monroe-Woodbury, NY
4 Newton, NJ
5 West Milford, NJ
6 Hamburg, NJ
7 Washingtonville, NY
8 East Ramapo, NY
9 Newburgh, NY
10 Stanhope, NJ
11 Lafayette, NJ
12 Goshen, NY
13 Delaware Valley, PA
14 Sussex Wantage, NJ
Greenest Schools
1 Park Avenue Elementary / Warwick, NY
2 Sanfordville Elementary / Warwick, NY
3 Warwick Valley High School / Warwick, NY
4 Upper Greenwood Lake Elementary / Hewitt, NJ
5 Hamburg School / Hamburg, NJ
6 Rolling Hills Primary / Vernon, NJ
7 Round Hill Elementary / Washingtonville, NY
8 Vernon Township High School / Vernon, NJ
9 Fields of Green Montessori / Vernon, NJ
10 Bellvale School / Chester, NY
11 Warwick Valley Middle School / Warwick, NY
12 Green Meadow Waldorf / Chestnut Ridge, NY
13 Sapphire Elementary / Harriman, NY
14 Bishop Dunn Memorial / Newburgh, NY
15 Valley Road Elementary / Stanhope, NJ
16 Lafayette Township School / Lafayette, NJ
17 Cedar Mountain Primary / Vernon, NJ
18 North Main Elementary / Monroe, NY
19 Merriam Avenue Elementary / Newton, NJ
20 Walnut Ridge Primary / Vernon, NJ
21 Central Valley Elementary / Central Valley, NY
22 Goshen Intermediate School / Goshen, NY
23 Halsted Middle School / Newton, NJ
24 Westbrook Elementary / West Milford, NJ
25 Newton High School / Newton, NJ
26 Lounsberry Hollow / Vernon, NJ
27 Glen Meadow Middle School / Vernon, NJ
28 Maple Road Elementary / West Milford, NJ
29 Clifton E. Lawrence School / Wantage, NJ
30 Delaware Valley Elementary / Matamoras, PA
31 Delaware Valley Middle School / Milford, PA

Greenest Private/Independent
1 Fields of Green Montessori / Vernon, NJ
2 Bellvale School / Chester, NY
3 Green Meadow Waldorf / Chestnut Ridge, NY
4 Bishop Dunn Memorial / Newburgh, NY