The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc.

How does The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc. compare with other K-12 school buildings in Philadelphia?

The latest disclosures cover 295 K-12 school buildings in Philadelphia, out of 2,379 buildings citywide. The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc.'s ENERGY STAR score of 87 compares with an average of 42 across the 281 that report a score; it scores higher than 91% of them and lower than 8%. Its site EUI of 48.6 kBtu/ft² is about 31% below the average of 70.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 14,260 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 103,884 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1925, 25 years earlier than the group's average year built (1950). 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 The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc.'s energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Philadelphia disclosures for The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc., covering report years 2019, 2021, 2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 71 in 2019 to 87 in 2024 (+16 points). Site EUI moved from 58.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 48.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 274 tCO₂e to 192 tCO₂e over the same span (down 30%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 87 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 87 means the building performs better than about 87% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 87 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. In Philadelphia, 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. The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc.'s 48.6 kBtu/ft² across 14,260 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (203 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 93.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 425,595 kWh of electricity, 14,279 therms of natural gas and 289 thousand gallons of water for the year.

Which law requires The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc. to report its energy use?

The Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School of Philadelphia, Inc. reports under Phila. Code §9-3402 / Building Energy Performance Program, the legal basis of Philadelphia's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record philadelphia:3975541:2024). Philadelphia requires commercial and multifamily buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to benchmark annually; its Building Energy Performance Program additionally requires non-residential buildings of 50,000+ sq ft to complete a tune-up or certify as high-performance every five years, with fines starting at $2,000 for non-compliance.