Providence Englewood Charter School
K-12 School in Chicago, IL · 6515 South Ashland Avenue · 60636
At a glance
Providence Englewood Charter School is a 53,745-square-foot K-12 school at 6515 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, built in 1975. 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 79.1 kBtu/ft² and 518 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 | 79.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 192.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 518 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 985,659 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,894 therms |
| Gross floor area | 53,745 sq ft |
| Source record | chicago:251448:2023 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023latest | 14 | -7 | 79.1 kBtu/ft² | 518 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 21 | -14 | 78.5 kBtu/ft² | 485 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 35 | -5 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 433 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 40 | +8 | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 442 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 32 | +3 | 69.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
| 2018 | 29 | ±0 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 555 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 29 | 62.6 kBtu/ft² | 584 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
- 6515 South Ashland Avenue
- City
- Chicago
- State
- Illinois
- ZIP
- 60636
- Coordinates
- 41.80009, -87.72321
Within ~1 km
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How does Providence Englewood Charter School 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. Providence Englewood Charter School'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 79.1 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 72.7 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 9.6 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 55% above the group average of 6.2 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 53,745 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 121,824 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1975, 32 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 Providence Englewood Charter School's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Chicago disclosures for Providence Englewood Charter School, covering report years 2017–2023. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 29 in 2017 to 14 in 2023 (-15 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 40. Site EUI moved from 62.6 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 79.1 kBtu/ft² (2023), an 26% increase. Reported emissions went from 584 tCO₂e to 518 tCO₂e over the same span (down 11%).
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. Providence Englewood Charter School's 79.1 kBtu/ft² across 53,745 sq ft works out to about 4.3 billion Btu (1,246 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. Its source EUI of 192.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 985,659 kWh of electricity and 8,894 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Providence Englewood Charter School to report its energy use?
Providence Englewood Charter School 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:251448:2023). 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 Providence Englewood Charter School's energy grade?
Providence Englewood Charter School 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 Providence Englewood Charter School use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 79.1 kBtu/ft² (192.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 53,745 sq ft, including 985,659 kWh of electricity and 8,894 therms of natural gas.
What are Providence Englewood Charter School's carbon emissions?
Providence Englewood Charter School reported 518 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (9.6 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2023.
Where is Providence Englewood Charter School?
Providence Englewood Charter School is at 6515 South Ashland Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois 60636. Its coordinates are 41.80009, -87.72321 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Chicago Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Providence Englewood Charter School and when was it built?
Providence Englewood Charter School has 53,745 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1975 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Providence Englewood Charter School 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, “Providence Englewood Charter School, Chicago, Illinois — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/chicago/providence-englewood-charter-school-55c5dfcd (data as of October 2, 2026).