2024 Yes Effects of a School-Based Garden Program onAcademic Performance: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672(22)00931-5/fulltext Davie, Jaimie N. North America Review Students Elementary (K-5) Green space Test performance Academic performance Cooking intervention Gardening Hispanic Low-income Nutrition school-based Cluster RCT of TX Sprouts in 16 low-income, majority Hispanic schools found a 6.5-point increase in 4th-grade reading scores. No effects for math or 5th grade. Findings support modest academic gains from gardening, nutrition, and cooking programs. 2022