River Terrace Education Campus
K-12 School in Washington, DC, DC · 420 34th Street NE · 20019
At a glance
River Terrace Education Campus is a 67,864-square-foot K-12 school at 420 34th Street NE in Washington, DC, built in 1954. In its 2024 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 87.2 kBtu/ft² and 431 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 11% 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 | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 87.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 204.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 431 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 1,284,440 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,366 therms |
| Gross floor area | 67,864 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM12004370:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 12 | ±0 | 87.2 kBtu/ft² | 431 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 12 | -2 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 411 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 14 | ±0 | 86.8 kBtu/ft² | 459 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 14 | +1 | 87.4 kBtu/ft² | 479 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 13 | -3 | 83.5 kBtu/ft² | 458 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 16 | 100.9 kBtu/ft² | 542 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
- 420 34th Street NE
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20019
- Coordinates
- 38.89524, -76.95896
Within ~1 km
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How does River Terrace Education Campus 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. River Terrace Education Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 44 across the 304 that report a score; it scores higher than 11% of them and lower than 88%. Its site EUI of 87.2 kBtu/ft² is about 36% above the average of 64.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 6.3 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 32% above the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 67,864 sq ft, it is about 36% below the average floor area of 105,946 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1954, 5 years later than the group's average year built (1949). 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 River Terrace Education Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 6 Washington, DC disclosures for River Terrace Education Campus, covering report years 2019–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 16 in 2019 to 12 in 2024 (-4 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 16. Site EUI moved from 100.9 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 87.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 14% decrease. Reported emissions went from 542 tCO₂e to 431 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 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. River Terrace Education Campus's 87.2 kBtu/ft² across 67,864 sq ft works out to about 5.9 billion Btu (1,734 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 204.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,284,440 kWh of electricity and 15,366 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires River Terrace Education Campus to report its energy use?
River Terrace Education Campus 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:PM12004370:2024). 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 River Terrace Education Campus's energy grade?
River Terrace Education Campus scores 12 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 River Terrace Education Campus use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 87.2 kBtu/ft² (204.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 67,864 sq ft, including 1,284,440 kWh of electricity and 15,366 therms of natural gas.
What are River Terrace Education Campus's carbon emissions?
River Terrace Education Campus reported 431 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (6.3 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2024.
Where is River Terrace Education Campus?
River Terrace Education Campus is at 420 34th Street NE, in Washington, DC 20019. Its coordinates are 38.89524, -76.95896 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is River Terrace Education Campus and when was it built?
River Terrace Education Campus has 67,864 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1954 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is River Terrace Education Campus 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, “River Terrace Education Campus, Washington, DC — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/river-terrace-education-campus-c5bb9f92 (data as of July 9, 2026).