Mapping Social and Environmental Justice Across California Schools

This dataset provides a valuable tool for evidence-based decision-making to prioritize environmental initiatives for California schools. It offers a comprehensive assessment of key factors such as tree canopy cover, demographics, school performance, vulnerability to climate change and pollution, poverty factors, and more. By utilizing this GIS-based assessment, stakeholders can, for example, identify and prioritize schools in need of cooling and greening interventions. This data-driven approach ensures that vulnerable schools are given priority and resources can be allocated more efficiently to make a positive impact on the well-being and education of California's students. This dataset was made using this created script (script excludes academic performance indicators): https://github.com/camipawlak/school_enviro/tree/main The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Cal Poly's Office of University Diversity and Inclusion via the BEACoN Research Mentoring Program.