Shaw Elementary
K-12 School in St. Louis, MO · 5329 COLUMBIA AVE
At a glance
Shaw Elementary is a 69,961-square-foot K-12 school at 5329 COLUMBIA AVE in St. Louis, Missouri. In its 2021 St. Louis benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 86.8 kBtu/ft².
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132 · reporting year 2021
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 86.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 69,961 sq ft |
| Source record | st_louis:P-001201:2021 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021latest | — | 86.8 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2020 | — | 86.2 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2018 | — | 90.4 kBtu/ft² | — | |
| 2017 | — | 88.9 kBtu/ft² | — |
Compliance context
Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132
St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
Ownership
Board of Education - City of St. Louis
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Location
- Address
- 5329 COLUMBIA AVE
- City
- St. Louis
- State
- Missouri
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does Shaw Elementary compare with other K-12 school buildings in St. Louis?
The latest disclosures cover 77 K-12 school buildings in St. Louis, out of 639 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 86.8 kBtu/ft² is about 30% above the average of 67.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 69,961 sq ft, it is about 30% below the average floor area of 99,435 sq ft for those buildings. 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 Shaw Elementary's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 4 St. Louis disclosures for Shaw Elementary, covering report years 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021. Site EUI moved from 88.9 kBtu/ft² (2017) to 86.8 kBtu/ft² (2021), a 2% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 86.8 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. Shaw Elementary's 86.8 kBtu/ft² across 69,961 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,780 MWh-equivalent) in 2021.
Which law requires Shaw Elementary to report its energy use?
Shaw Elementary reports under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132, the legal basis of St. Louis's Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2021 disclosure (source record st_louis:P-001201:2021). St. Louis's Building Energy Performance Standard (Ordinance 71132) requires buildings of 50,000 sq ft or more to meet energy-use targets, with standards set on four-year cycles.
More K-12 school buildings in St. Louis
- Laclede Elementary· 69,020 sq ft · EUI 69.5 kBtu/ft²
- Sigel Elementary· 67,605 sq ft · EUI 118.6 kBtu/ft²
- Mason School & Addition· 67,000 sq ft · EUI 50.2 kBtu/ft²
- Farragut School· 65,479 sq ft · EUI 53.2 kBtu/ft²
- Dewey International Studies· 65,392 sq ft · EUI 77.4 kBtu/ft²
- Hamilton Elementary· 65,110 sq ft · EUI 76.5 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is Shaw Elementary's energy grade?
Shaw Elementary did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2021 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 86.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does Shaw Elementary use?
Its 2021 site energy-use intensity was 86.8 kBtu/ft² across 69,961 sq ft.
What are Shaw Elementary's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2021.
Where is Shaw Elementary?
Shaw Elementary is at 5329 COLUMBIA AVE, in St. Louis, Missouri.
How big is Shaw Elementary and when was it built?
Shaw Elementary has 69,961 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2021 disclosure. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Shaw Elementary covered by the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132?
Yes — it appears in the 2021 Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Awareness Benchmarking (Building Energy Awareness Ordinance 70474 / BEPS 71132), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “Shaw Elementary, St. Louis, Missouri — 2021 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/st-louis/shaw-elementary-d722b067 (data as of July 9, 2026).