Little Village ES
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 2620 S Lawndale Ave · 60623
At a glance
Little Village ES is a 73,770-square-foot K-12 school at 2620 S Lawndale Ave in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1996. In its 2023 Chicago benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 14 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 75.4 kBtu/ft² and 597 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% 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 | 14 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 75.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 161.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 597 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,018,146 kWh |
| Natural gas | 20,852 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,770 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251435:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 14 | +1 | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 597 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 13 | +3 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 659 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 10 | -13 | 88.2 kBtu/ft² | 706 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 23 | 73.6 kBtu/ft² | 613 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | 16 | -75 | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 751 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 91 | +5 | 54.4 kBtu/ft² | 591 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 86 | +2 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 658 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 84 | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 733 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
- 2620 S Lawndale Ave
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60623
- Coordinates
- 41.88459, -87.63000
Within ~1 km
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How does Little Village ES 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. Little Village ES's ENERGY STAR score of 14 compares with an average of 45 across the 365 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 75.4 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 8.1 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 31% above the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,770 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1996, 53 years later 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 Little Village ES's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 9 Chicago disclosures for Little Village ES, covering report years 2015–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 84 in 2015 to 14 in 2023 (-70 points); its best year on file was 2017, at 91. Site EUI moved from 62.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 75.4 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 22% increase. Reported emissions went from 733 tCO₂e to 597 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 14 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 14 means the building performs better than about 14% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 14 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 61 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. Little Village ES's 75.4 kBtu/ft² across 73,770 sq ft works out to about 5.6 billion Btu (1,630 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 161.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,018,146 kWh of electricity and 20,852 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Little Village ES to report its energy use?
Little Village ES 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:251435:2023). 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 Little Village ES's energy grade?
Little Village ES scores 14 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 Little Village ES use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 75.4 kBtu/ft² (161.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,770 sq ft, including 1,018,146 kWh of electricity and 20,852 therms of natural gas.
What are Little Village ES's carbon emissions?
Little Village ES reported 597 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (8.1 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Little Village ES?
Little Village ES is at 2620 S Lawndale Ave, in Chicago, Illinois 60623. Its coordinates are 41.88459, -87.63000 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Little Village ES and when was it built?
Little Village ES has 73,770 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1996 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Little Village ES 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, “Little Village ES, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/little-village-es-67082aa2 (data as of October 2, 2026).