- Energy use in green schools can be reduced by up to 40% compared to conventional school buildings.

- Basic efficiency measures can reduce a school’s water use by at least 30%.

- Each year since the 1997 restoration of Charles Young Elementary School, standardized test scores have risen at the school. Prior to the restoration, nearly half of all students scored in the bottom quartile of the national test scores. Since the restoration, well over half of the poorly performing students rose to national average attainment levels. Over twenty-three percent of all students score well above national averages in standardized testing.

- A number of studies have found a significant positive correlation between student achievement and temperatures falling within the human comfort zone. Students in non air-conditioned buildings performed 3-12 percentile rank points lower on various measures than students in air-conditioned buildings.

- The U.S. EPA estimates that asthma accounts for 1.2 million missed school days per year in California—the leading cause of school absenteeism due to a chronic illness.

- Of the 48 pesticides most commonly used in schools, the U.S. EPA classifies 22 as possible or probable carcinogens.

- In a 2003 report to the Los Angeles Unified School District about implementing high performance standards, LAUSD’s consultant said the actual construction costs of the school facilities will be comparable to the costs of building a school using traditional design criteria.