Carter Elementary -CPS
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 5740 S Michigan Ave · 60637
At a glance
Carter Elementary -CPS is a K-12 school at 5740 S Michigan Ave in Chicago, Illinois. It is listed in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure without energy figures: no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it that year. Its most recent reported figures are from 2020, when it scored 60 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR with a site EUI of 80.4 kBtu/ft².
No energy data reported for 2023
Carter Elementary -CPS appears in the 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, but no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions were published for it — the building did not report benchmarking data for that year. Earlier reported years are in the table below.
Source record chicago:251564:2023
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | 60 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 469 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 20 | -13 | 95.5 kBtu/ft² | 638 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 33 | +12 | 83.9 kBtu/ft² | 612 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 21 | -8 | 99.0 kBtu/ft² | 693 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 29 | 89.9 kBtu/ft² | 664 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance
Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 5740 S Michigan Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60637
- Coordinates
- 41.75688, -87.72232
Within ~1 km
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How has Carter Elementary -CPS's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Carter Elementary -CPS, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2015 to 60 in 2020 (+31 points). Site EUI moved from 89.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 80.4 kBtu/ft² (2020), a 11% decrease. Reported emissions went from 664 tCO₂e to 469 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
Which law requires Carter Elementary -CPS to report its energy use?
Carter Elementary -CPS reports under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance, the legal basis of the Chicago Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record chicago:251564:2023). Covered buildings that fail to benchmark and report face fines of up to $100 plus $25 per day of violation under the ordinance.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Carter Elementary -CPS's energy grade?
Carter Elementary -CPS has no grade: it did not report energy data for 2023. The 2023 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure lists the building but publishes no ENERGY STAR score, energy use or emissions for it.
Where is Carter Elementary -CPS?
Carter Elementary -CPS is at 5740 S Michigan Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60637. Its coordinates are 41.75688, -87.72232 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
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About this data
Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Carter Elementary -CPS, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/carter-elementary-cps-834047f3 (data as of October 2, 2026).