Corkery Elementary -CPS
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 2510 S Kildare Ave · 60623
At a glance
Corkery Elementary -CPS is a 71,668-square-foot K-12 school at 2510 S Kildare Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1911. In its 2022 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 125.6 kBtu/ft² and 656 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 10% of the 365 scored K-12 school buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 125.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 187.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 656 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 665,063 kWh |
| Natural gas | 67,300 therms |
| Gross floor area | 71,668 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251487:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 12 | +1 | 125.6 kBtu/ft² | 656 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 11 | -1 | 125.0 kBtu/ft² | 671 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 12 | 127.4 kBtu/ft² | 679 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 23 | -20 | 104.3 kBtu/ft² | 650 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 43 | -8 | 89.0 kBtu/ft² | 639 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 51 | +10 | 80.3 kBtu/ft² | 602 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 41 | 94.6 kBtu/ft² | 688 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
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Location
- Address
- 2510 S Kildare Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60623
- Coordinates
- 41.84560, -87.73123
Within ~1 km
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How does Corkery Elementary -CPS compare with other K-12 school buildings in Chicago?
The latest disclosures cover 543 K-12 school buildings in Chicago, out of 3,852 buildings citywide. Corkery Elementary -CPS's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 45 across the 365 that report a score; it scores higher than 10% of them and lower than 89%. Its site EUI of 125.6 kBtu/ft² is about 73% above the average of 72.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 9.2 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 48% above the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 71,668 sq ft, it is about 41% below the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1911, 32 years earlier than the group's average year built (1943). 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 Corkery Elementary -CPS's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Chicago disclosures for Corkery Elementary -CPS, covering report years 2015–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 41 in 2015 to 12 in 2022 (-29 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 51. Site EUI moved from 94.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 125.6 kBtu/ft² (2022), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 688 tCO₂e to 656 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Chicago, 35% 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. Corkery Elementary -CPS's 125.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,668 sq ft works out to about 9 billion Btu (2,638 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 187.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 665,063 kWh of electricity and 67,300 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Corkery Elementary -CPS to report its energy use?
Corkery 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 2022 disclosure (source record chicago:251487:2022). 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 Corkery Elementary -CPS's energy grade?
Corkery Elementary -CPS scores 12 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2022 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Corkery Elementary -CPS use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 125.6 kBtu/ft² (187.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 71,668 sq ft, including 665,063 kWh of electricity and 67,300 therms of natural gas.
What are Corkery Elementary -CPS's carbon emissions?
Corkery Elementary -CPS reported 656 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.2 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2022.
Where is Corkery Elementary -CPS?
Corkery Elementary -CPS is at 2510 S Kildare Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60623. Its coordinates are 41.84560, -87.73123 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Corkery Elementary -CPS and when was it built?
Corkery Elementary -CPS has 71,668 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1911 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Corkery Elementary -CPS covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Chicago Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance.
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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, “Corkery Elementary -CPS, Chicago, Illinois — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/corkery-elementary-cps-67eba764 (data as of October 2, 2026).