Sunny Sands Elementary
K-12 School in California, CA · 69310 Mccallum Way, Cathedral City · 92234
At a glance
Sunny Sands Elementary is a 75,410-square-foot K-12 school at 69310 Mccallum Way, Cathedral City in Cathedral City, California, built in 1988. In its 2024 California benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 96 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 41.7 kBtu/ft² and 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 81% 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 | 96 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 41.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 83 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 366,463 kWh |
| Natural gas | 48 therms |
| Gross floor area | 75,410 sq ft |
| Source record | california:6877971:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 96 | ±0 | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 83 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 96 | -3 | 46.5 kBtu/ft² | 72 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | ±0 | 30.5 kBtu/ft² | 73 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | -1 | 28.2 kBtu/ft² | 76 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 100 | +6 | — | 78 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 94 | +1 | 28.0 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 93 | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 162 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
- 69310 Mccallum Way, Cathedral City
- City
- California
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 92234
- Coordinates
- 33.82420, -116.45364
Within ~1 km
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How does Sunny Sands 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. Sunny Sands Elementary's ENERGY STAR score of 96 compares with an average of 74 across the 2,016 that report a score; it scores higher than 81% of them and lower than 16%. Its site EUI of 41.7 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above the average of 34.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about half of the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 75,410 sq ft, it is about 42% below the average floor area of 129,123 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1988, 12 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 Sunny Sands Elementary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 California disclosures for Sunny Sands Elementary, covering report years 2018–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 93 in 2018 to 96 in 2024 (+3 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 100. Site EUI moved from 29.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 41.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 44% increase. Reported emissions went from 162 tCO₂e to 83 tCO₂e over the same span (down 49%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 96 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 96 means the building performs better than about 96% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 96 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. Sunny Sands Elementary's 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 75,410 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (922 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 366,463 kWh of electricity and 48 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Sunny Sands Elementary to report its energy use?
Sunny Sands 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:6877971:2024). 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 Sunny Sands Elementary's energy grade?
Sunny Sands Elementary scores 96 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 Sunny Sands Elementary use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 41.7 kBtu/ft² across 75,410 sq ft, including 366,463 kWh of electricity and 48 therms of natural gas.
What are Sunny Sands Elementary's carbon emissions?
Sunny Sands Elementary reported 83 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (1.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is Sunny Sands Elementary?
Sunny Sands Elementary is at 69310 Mccallum Way, Cathedral City, in Cathedral City, California 92234. Its coordinates are 33.82420, -116.45364 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking Program (statewide) file.
How big is Sunny Sands Elementary and when was it built?
Sunny Sands Elementary has 75,410 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1988 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Sunny Sands 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, “Sunny Sands Elementary, Cathedral City, California — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/california/sunny-sands-elementary-961123e6 (data as of July 9, 2026).