2024 ENERGY STAR Certifications

LPS Sustainability is proud to announce that Lincoln Public Schools earned ENERGY STAR certification for 31 buildings in 2024! This is a new all-time high for LPS, and includes 21 buildings that achieved recertification after also being recognized in 2023.

ENERGY STAR certifications help track and recognize the impressive energy efficiency efforts going on across LPS properties.

Buildings districtwide are continuing to improve their ENERGY STAR ratings through a combination of facility upgrades and consistent efforts from the staff and students who occupy them every day.

For example, LED light bulbs reduce a building’s energy usage on their own, but someone switching the lights off when they leave a room makes the impact even bigger! 

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Certified Buildings

*  denotes recertification from 2023

  • Adams Elementary – 91
  • *Arnold Elementary – 89
  • *Beattie Elementary – 83
  • *Belmont Elementary – 95
  • *Brownell Elementary – 75
  • Calvert Elementary – 90
  • *Campbell Elementary – 86
  • *Eastridge Elementary – 92
  • Elliott Elementary – 87
  • *Fredstrom Elementary – 84
  • *Goodrich Middle – 98
  • *Hill Elementary – 92
  • *Humann Elementary – 97
  • *Irving Middle – 97
  • Kahoa Elementary – 93
  • Kloefkorn Elementary – 87
  • Kooser Elementary – 90
  • *Lakeview Elementary – 90
  • *Lefler Middle – 94
  • *Maxey Elementary – 84
  • McPhee Elementary – 94
  • Mickle Middle – 94
  • *Moore Middle – 89
  • *Morley Elementary – 96
  • Northeast High – 84
  • *Pound Middle – 90
  • *Pyrtle Elementary – 99
  • *Roper Elementary – 87
  • Rousseau Elementary – 88
  • *Steve Joel District Leadership Center – 92
  • *Zeman Elementary – 93

The Certification Process

To be eligible for certification, a building must earn an ENERGY STAR score of at least 75 on a scale of 1 to 100.

A rating of 75 reflects that a building operates at an energy efficiency greater than 75% of comparable properties in the United States.

Throughout the year, the Sustainability Team enters data on each building’s monthly electricity and natural gas usage.

The eligibility rating system considers building size and purpose, local climate trends, and reported utility data to generate a building’s score.

When a property meets the 75-point score requirement and wants to pursue certification, an independent licensed professional must verify the building’s efficiency data and overall indoor environmental quality.

As LPS works to increase building efficiency districtwide, we expect to see even more ENERGY STAR certifications in 2025 and beyond. The next time you visit one of the district’s certified buildings, look for the blue ENERGY STAR decal at the main entrance!

Congratulations to all the Lincoln Public Schools properties that achieved certification for 2024!

Updated November 13, 2024