Non-Toxic School Uniforms, ranked by PFAS grade

Are school uniforms safe?

None of the 78 school uniforms we graded come back low-concern on our screen. Our grades are model-based assessments built from published materials, ingredient lists, certifications and brand disclosures, not laboratory tests, so they say what we can evidence rather than that anything is safe.

Best graded school uniforms here

1Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant 65 out of 100
2Izod Girls Izod School Uniform Short Sleeve Polo Shirt 65 out of 100
3Kaynee Men's S/S Pique Polo Adult 65 out of 100

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Why Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant grades highest here, and why that is not a pass

Every grade on this page is one sum. A category starts from a baseline, each disclosed material or coating adds risk points, and each thing the brand or a third party has published takes them away. Below is that sum for the winner, then for 2 products it beats, so you can see exactly where the 45 points between the top and the bottom of this school uniforms ranking come from. Nothing in this category reaches our 70 point pass mark, so this is the shape of the field rather than a recommendation.

Top graded, and still below our pass mark

65Good

Dickies Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant

Made of cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings.

+30Category baseline. The starting point for this type of product, before anything specific to this product is counted.
+15No PFAS disclosure. No public statement from the brand about PFAS in this product.
-10Base material not linked to PFAS. The main material recorded for this product is not one associated with PFAS.

35risk points in total, which is a grade of 65

What the grade does not fix. It still carries one risk factor, No PFAS disclosure, and our graders recorded 4 other hazards on it. See the full breakdown.

Full breakdown

What it still grades above, and why

25Poor40 points behind the winner

Dockers Classic Fit Men's Stain Defender Button Down Shirt with Long Sleeves

What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The top-graded product carries no such factor.

Made of cotton blend with stain defender finish.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+30Category baseline
+10Vague safety claims only. Uses vague language ("eco-friendly", "clean") without a specific PFAS statement.

75risk points, a grade of 25

20Bad45 points behind the winner

Dockers Men's Fit Signature Iron Free Khaki Pants

What puts it behind. Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment, +35 points. Water-repellent coating treatments have historically used PFAS. The top-graded product carries no such factor.

Made of cotton blend with durable water/stain repellent finish.

+35Waterproof / stain-resistant treatment
+30Category baseline
+15No PFAS disclosure

80risk points, a grade of 20

No product on this page was physically tested by us. Every number above comes from published materials, ingredient and coating disclosures, certifications and brand statements, scored on one public rubric. Formulations change without notice, so check the current product listing before buying.

Which school uniforms contain PFAS? Poor and Bad, we’d swap these

Dickies

Boys Classic Fit Flat Front Pant

65GoodPFAS grade

cotton/polyester blend, no special coatings
We found no PFAS statement from the brand
Azo dyes and colorants

4 hazards checked on this product, all on its full breakdown.

Non-Toxic School Uniforms, ranked by PFAS grade

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