Newlon Elementary
K-12 School in Denver, CO · 361 Vrain Street · 80219
At a glance
Newlon Elementary is a 80,271-square-foot K-12 school at 361 Vrain Street in Denver, Colorado, built in 1951. In its 2023 Denver benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 73.2 kBtu/ft² and 440 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 29% 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 | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 73.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 440 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 367,117 kWh |
| Natural gas | 46,270 therms |
| Gross floor area | 80,271 sq ft |
| Source record | denver:3236:2023 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 361 Vrain Street
- City
- Denver
- State
- Colorado
- ZIP
- 80219
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Denver · biggest emitters
How does Newlon Elementary 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. Newlon Elementary's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 58 across the 189 that report a score; it scores higher than 29% of them and lower than 68%. Its site EUI of 73.2 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 62.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 80,271 sq ft, it is about 13% below the average floor area of 92,016 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1951, 15 years earlier 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 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. Newlon Elementary's 73.2 kBtu/ft² across 80,271 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,722 MWh-equivalent) in 2023. The disclosure also reports 367,117 kWh of electricity and 46,270 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Newlon Elementary to report its energy use?
Newlon Elementary 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:3236:2023). 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
- Good Shepherd Catholic Parish· 79,951 sq ft · score 70 (B)
- Omar D. Blair· 78,979 sq ft · score 24 (D)
- Brown International Academy· 78,829 sq ft · score 69 (C)
- Valdez· 78,766 sq ft · score 56 (C)
- Park Hill Elementary· 78,107 sq ft · score 42 (D)
- Oakland· 77,708 sq ft · score 85 (A)
- K-12 School buildings in Denver· 192 benchmarked
- All Denver benchmarked buildings· Energize Denver Building Performance Policy
- Most efficient large buildings in Denver
- Least efficient large buildings in Denver
- Biggest emitters in Denver
Frequently asked questions
What is Newlon Elementary's energy grade?
Newlon Elementary scores 45 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 Newlon Elementary use?
Its 2023 site energy-use intensity was 73.2 kBtu/ft² across 80,271 sq ft, including 367,117 kWh of electricity and 46,270 therms of natural gas.
What are Newlon Elementary's carbon emissions?
Newlon Elementary reported 440 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2023.
Where is Newlon Elementary?
Newlon Elementary is at 361 Vrain Street, in Denver, Colorado 80219.
How big is Newlon Elementary and when was it built?
Newlon Elementary has 80,271 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2023 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1951 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Newlon Elementary 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.
Working with Denver building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “Newlon Elementary, Denver, Colorado — 2023 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/denver/newlon-elementary-c9526ad9 (data as of July 9, 2026).