Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello
K-12 School in Denver, CO · 19451 East Maxwell Place · 80249
At a glance
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello is a 84,485-square-foot K-12 school at 19451 East Maxwell Place in Denver, Colorado, built in 2014. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 40 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 50.1 kBtu/ft² and 564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 189 scored K-12 school buildings in Denver.
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy · reporting year 2023
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 40 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 50.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 564 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 975,013 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,060 therms |
| Gross floor area | 84,485 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:5730:2023 |
Compliance context
Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 19451 East Maxwell Place
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80249
Within ~1 km
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How does Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello compare with other K-12 school buildings in Denver?
The latest disclosures cover 192 K-12 school buildings in Denver, out of 3,287 buildings citywide. Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello's ENERGY STAR score of 40 compares with an average of 58 across the 189 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 75%. Its site EUI of 50.1 kBtu/ft² is about 20% below the average of 62.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 84,485 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 92,016 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2014, 48 years later than the group's average year built (1966). 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.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 40 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 40 means the building performs better than about 40% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 40 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 35 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Denver, 54% 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. Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello's 50.1 kBtu/ft² across 84,485 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,240 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 975,013 kWh of electricity and 9,060 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello to report its energy use?
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello reports under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy, the legal basis of Denver's Energize Denver Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2023 disclosure (source record denver:5730:2023). Energize Denver sets energy-use (EUI) targets for buildings of 25,000+ sq ft — for most buildings an interim target in 2028 and a final target in 2032 — with civil penalties of roughly $0.15–0.35 per kBtu over target for non-compliance.
More K-12 school buildings in Denver
- Dennis Campus Building #1· 83,833 sq ft · score 94 (A)
- Grant Beacon· 83,587 sq ft · score 10 (D)
- Centennial· 83,342 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- Sandoval Campus Bldg #2· 83,084 sq ft · score 17 (D)
- Godsman Elementary· 82,985 sq ft · score 81 (B)
- Denver Waldorf Denver Id 3800· 82,431 sq ft · score 88 (A)
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Frequently asked questions
What is Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello's energy grade?
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello scores 40 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2023 Denver disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 50.1 kBtu/ft² across 84,485 sq ft, including 975,013 kWh of electricity and 9,060 therms of natural gas.
What are Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello's carbon emissions?
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello reported 564 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello?
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello is at 19451 East Maxwell Place, in Denver, Colorado 80249.
How big is Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello and when was it built?
Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello has 84,485 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2014 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello covered by the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy?
Yes — it appears in the 2023 Energize Denver Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Energize Denver Building Performance Policy.
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About this data
Source: Energize Denver Benchmarking (Energize Denver Building Performance Policy), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Jacobs Building - Highline Academy/Kipp Montbello, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/jacobs-building-highline-academy-kipp-montbello-e77c23ae (data as of July 9, 2026).