Cabot Yerxa Elementary
K-12 School in California, CA · 67067 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs · 92240
At a glance
Cabot Yerxa Elementary is a 66,087-square-foot K-12 school at 67067 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs in Desert Hot Springs, California, built in 1986. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 98 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 31.4 kBtu/ft² and 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 87% of the 2,016 scored K-12 school buildings in California.
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10) · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 98 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 31.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 138 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 361,418 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,898 therms |
| Gross floor area | 66,087 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6877470:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 98 | +4 | 31.4 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 94 | -6 | 40.3 kBtu/ft² | 159 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 25.4 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | ±0 | 23.5 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | ±0 | 19.5 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 100 | ±0 | 26.9 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 100 | 27.3 kBtu/ft² | 103 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)
AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 67067 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92240
- Coordinates
- 33.95685, -116.48986
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
No other benchmarked buildings within ~1 km.
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How does Cabot Yerxa Elementary compare with other K-12 school buildings in California?
The latest disclosures cover 2,128 K-12 school buildings in California, out of 40,029 buildings citywide. Cabot Yerxa Elementary's ENERGY STAR score of 98 compares with an average of 74 across the 2,016 that report a score; it scores higher than 87% of them and lower than 11%. Its site EUI of 31.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 34.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 2.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,087 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 129,123 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1986, 10 years later than the group's average year built (1976). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 6,548 K-12 school buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 64 and a site EUI of 52.7 kBtu/ft².
How has Cabot Yerxa Elementary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Cabot Yerxa Elementary, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2018 to 98 in 2024 (-2 points); its best year on file was 2018, at 100. Site EUI moved from 27.3 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 31.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 103 tCO₂e to 138 tCO₂e over the same span (up 34%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 98 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 98 means the building performs better than about 98% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 98 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In California, 65% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Cabot Yerxa Elementary's 31.4 kBtu/ft² across 66,087 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (608 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 361,418 kWh of electricity and 1,898 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Cabot Yerxa Elementary to report its energy use?
Cabot Yerxa Elementary reports under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10), the legal basis of California's Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record california:6877470:2024). AB 802 requires every California commercial building over 50,000 sq ft to report energy use to the CEC annually; the CEC publicly discloses the results statewide.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Cabot Yerxa Elementary's energy grade?
Cabot Yerxa Elementary scores 98 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 California disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Cabot Yerxa Elementary use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 31.4 kBtu/ft² across 66,087 sq ft, including 361,418 kWh of electricity and 1,898 therms of natural gas.
What are Cabot Yerxa Elementary's carbon emissions?
Cabot Yerxa Elementary reported 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (2.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Cabot Yerxa Elementary?
Cabot Yerxa Elementary is at 67067 Desert View Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, in Desert Hot Springs, California 92240. Its coordinates are 33.95685, -116.48986 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Cabot Yerxa Elementary and when was it built?
Cabot Yerxa Elementary has 66,087 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1986 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Cabot Yerxa Elementary covered by AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) (AB 802 (Public Resources Code §25402.10)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Cabot Yerxa Elementary, Desert Hot Springs, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/cabot-yerxa-elementary-f2028ab5 (data as of July 9, 2026).