H.D. Cooke Elementary School
K-12 School in Washington, DC, DC · 2525 17TH STREET NW · 20009
At a glance
H.D. Cooke Elementary School is a 85,708-square-foot K-12 school at 2525 17TH STREET NW in Washington, DC. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 34 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 61.2 kBtu/ft² and 365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 41% of the 304 scored K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 34 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 61.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 365 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 878,829 kWh |
| Natural gas | 19,891 therms |
| Gross floor area | 85,708 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004294:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 34 | -3 | 61.2 kBtu/ft² | 365 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 37 | +16 | 52.7 kBtu/ft² | 324 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 21 | -15 | 70.7 kBtu/ft² | 454 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 36 | -28 | 56.9 kBtu/ft² | 380 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 64 | +26 | 41.7 kBtu/ft² | 277 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 38 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 417 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS
DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
Ownership
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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Location
- Address
- 2525 17TH STREET NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20009
- Coordinates
- 38.92400, -77.03854
Within ~1 km
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How does H.D. Cooke Elementary School compare with other K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC?
The latest disclosures cover 333 K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC, out of 6,870 buildings citywide. H.D. Cooke Elementary School's ENERGY STAR score of 34 compares with an average of 44 across the 304 that report a score; it scores higher than 41% of them and lower than 57%. Its site EUI of 61.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 11% below the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 85,708 sq ft, it is about 19% below the average floor area of 105,946 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 H.D. Cooke Elementary School's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for H.D. Cooke Elementary School, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 38 in 2019 to 34 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 64. Site EUI moved from 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 61.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 417 tCO₂e to 365 tCO₂e over the same span (down 12%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 34 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 34 means the building performs better than about 34% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 34 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 41 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Washington, DC, 47% 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. H.D. Cooke Elementary School's 61.2 kBtu/ft² across 85,708 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,537 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 878,829 kWh of electricity and 19,891 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires H.D. Cooke Elementary School to report its energy use?
H.D. Cooke Elementary School reports under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS, the legal basis of Washington, DC'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 dc:PM12004294:2024). DC's Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) require buildings below the performance standard to improve over compliance cycles (the first ends December 31, 2026; later cycles run five years), with penalties for buildings that fail to meet their pathway.
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Frequently asked questions
What is H.D. Cooke Elementary School's energy grade?
H.D. Cooke Elementary School scores 34 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does H.D. Cooke Elementary School use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.2 kBtu/ft² (125.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 85,708 sq ft, including 878,829 kWh of electricity and 19,891 therms of natural gas.
What are H.D. Cooke Elementary School's carbon emissions?
H.D. Cooke Elementary School reported 365 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is H.D. Cooke Elementary School?
H.D. Cooke Elementary School is at 2525 17TH STREET NW, in Washington, DC 20009. Its coordinates are 38.92400, -77.03854 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is H.D. Cooke Elementary School and when was it built?
H.D. Cooke Elementary School has 85,708 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is H.D. Cooke Elementary School covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “H.D. Cooke Elementary School, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/h-d-cooke-elementary-school-0a68f9a8 (data as of July 9, 2026).