LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 3021 W Carroll Ave · 60612
At a glance
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus is a 105,300-square-foot K-12 school at 3021 W Carroll Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1908. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 60.1 kBtu/ft² and 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 12% of the 365 scored K-12 school buildings in Chicago.
Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 60.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 161.1 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 848 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,729,045 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,259 therms |
| Gross floor area | 105,300 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:172393:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 15 | 60.1 kBtu/ft² | 848 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | 4 | -32 | 70.2 kBtu/ft² | 965 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 36 | +17 | 45.2 kBtu/ft² | 672 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 19 | +11 | 74.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,181 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 8 | -92 | 92.6 kBtu/ft² | 1,474 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | +83 | 29.9 kBtu/ft² | 335 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 17 | -23 | 93.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,554 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 40 | 73.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,328 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
- 3021 W Carroll Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60612
- Coordinates
- 41.92390, -87.63850
Within ~1 km
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How does LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus 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. LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 45 across the 365 that report a score; it scores higher than 12% of them and lower than 86%. Its site EUI of 60.1 kBtu/ft² is about 17% below the average of 72.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 105,300 sq ft, it is about 14% below the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1908, 35 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 LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 40 in 2015 to 15 in 2023 (-25 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 100. Site EUI moved from 73.2 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 60.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,328 tCO₂e to 848 tCO₂e over the same span (down 36%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 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 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 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. LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus's 60.1 kBtu/ft² across 105,300 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,855 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 161.1 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,729,045 kWh of electricity and 4,259 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus to report its energy use?
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus 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:172393:2023). 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 LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus's energy grade?
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus scores 15 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Chicago disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 60.1 kBtu/ft² (161.1 kBtu/ft² source) across 105,300 sq ft, including 1,729,045 kWh of electricity and 4,259 therms of natural gas.
What are LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus's carbon emissions?
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus reported 848 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus?
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus is at 3021 W Carroll Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60612. Its coordinates are 41.92390, -87.63850 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus and when was it built?
LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus has 105,300 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1908 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus covered by the Building Energy Use Benchmarking Ordinance?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 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, “LEARN Charter School Herro Family Campus, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/learn-charter-school-herro-family-campus-46ac76a8 (data as of October 2, 2026).