Whittier Education Campus
K-12 School in Washington, DC, DC · 6201 5TH STREET NW · 20011
At a glance
Whittier Education Campus is a 66,600-square-foot K-12 school at 6201 5TH STREET NW in Washington, DC, built in 1959. In its 2018 Washington, DC benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 48 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 70.5 kBtu/ft² and 330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 59% of the 304 scored K-12 school buildings in Washington, DC.
Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS · reporting year 2018
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 48 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 70.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 117.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 330 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 487,890 kWh |
| Natural gas | 30,315 therms |
| Gross floor area | 66,600 sq ft |
| Source record | dc:PM3365970:2018 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018latest | 48 | -27 | 70.5 kBtu/ft² | 330 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 75 | +4 | 66.9 kBtu/ft² | 329 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 71 | -12 | 72.1 kBtu/ft² | 349 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 83 | +42 | 72.1 kBtu/ft² | 315 tCO₂e |
| 2014 | 41 | -10 | 80.9 kBtu/ft² | 350 tCO₂e |
| 2013 | 51 | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 339 tCO₂e | |
| 2012 | — | — | — |
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
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
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Location
- Address
- 6201 5TH STREET NW
- City
- Washington, DC
- State
- District of Columbia
- ZIP
- 20011
- Coordinates
- 38.96586, -77.01924
Within ~1 km
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How does Whittier 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. Whittier Education Campus's ENERGY STAR score of 48 compares with an average of 44 across the 304 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 40%. Its site EUI of 70.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 64.1 kBtu/ft². Its emissions intensity of 4.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is roughly in line with the group average of 4.8 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 66,600 sq ft, it is about 37% below the average floor area of 105,946 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1959, 10 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 Whittier Education Campus's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Washington, DC disclosures for Whittier Education Campus, covering report years 2012–2018. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2013 to 48 in 2018 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 83. Site EUI moved from 71.5 kBtu/ft² (2013) to 70.5 kBtu/ft² (2018), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 339 tCO₂e to 330 tCO₂e over the same span (down 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 48 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 48 means the building performs better than about 48% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 48 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 27 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. Whittier Education Campus's 70.5 kBtu/ft² across 66,600 sq ft works out to about 4.7 billion Btu (1,376 MWh-equivalent) in 2018. Its source EUI of 117.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 487,890 kWh of electricity and 30,315 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires Whittier Education Campus to report its energy use?
Whittier 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 2018 disclosure (source record dc:PM3365970:2018). 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 Whittier Education Campus's energy grade?
Whittier Education Campus scores 48 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2018 Washington, DC disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does Whittier Education Campus use?
Its 2018 site energy-use intensity was 70.5 kBtu/ft² (117.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 66,600 sq ft, including 487,890 kWh of electricity and 30,315 therms of natural gas.
What are Whittier Education Campus's carbon emissions?
Whittier Education Campus reported 330 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.9 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2018.
Where is Whittier Education Campus?
Whittier Education Campus is at 6201 5TH STREET NW, in Washington, DC 20011. Its coordinates are 38.96586, -77.01924 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Benchmarking file.
How big is Whittier Education Campus and when was it built?
Whittier Education Campus has 66,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2018 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1959 as its year built. It is classed as K-12 school.
Is Whittier Education Campus covered by the Clean and Affordable Energy Act / BEPS?
Yes — it appears in the 2018 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, “Whittier Education Campus, Washington, DC — 2018 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/washington-dc/whittier-education-campus-10c13f09 (data as of July 9, 2026).