Welcome to Lafayette Elementary School
Our mission is to help our students reach their full potential through creative, challenging, and joyful learning experiences in a supportive, nurturing environment that integrates the arts into all we do. Located in Chevy Chase, DC
Meet the Team
Our talented and caring staff ensures that students thrive academically and socially. Get to know who is on the team!
Our Values
The choices we make are driven by our core values of a growth-mindset, joy, kindness, inclusion, and integrity.
Our Curricula
Our commitment to ensuring every child receives rigorous and joyful instruction starts with the curricula we teach.
School Video Tour
Although we are unable to offer families building tours outside of the regularly scheduled information sessions, we hope this virtual building tour gives you an understanding of the space and the sense of belonging you will experience here!
School News & Updates
And the Winner is . . .
Did you guess the weight of the pumpkin or the amount of money in the jar at Julie Robert's Long & Foster table at the Fall Festival? The pumpkin weighed 174 lbs and the jar contained $192.67! Congratulations to Jack Smith who guessed 172.63 lbs for the pumpkin...
Parent Mindfulness Session, Brought to You by the Bear Fund
This Wednesday, 10/29 (8-9 pm), Mr. Goldman is inviting parents and caregivers to join a virtual session on mindfulness for adults inspired by the Peace curriculum that Lafayette students learn from each week. Did you know that the Bear Fund makes the Peace Program...
Bear Fund: Did You Know?
With donations from the Bear Fund, the HSA treated our AMAZING teachers to lunch while they were at school for parent-teacher conferences. We are so grateful to our teaching staff and love making them feel appreciated! The 2025 Bear Fund campaign has officially kicked...
Lafayette Gives Back Coat Drive
We’re kicking off our annual Coat Drive to support students at Takoma Elementary and a few Lafayette families in need! From Monday, October 20 to Monday, November 10, please drop gently used coats, hats, gloves and warm clothing in the large donation bin in front of...
Fall Festival Needs You: 3 ways to volunteer!
The Lafayette Fall Festival is coming up THIS SATURDAY 10/25 (2-5pm) and we still need a few more volunteers. Please help if you can! Sign up to volunteer at the festival (managing activities--opportunities for kids and adults) Sign up to help with the Haunted House...
Who We Are
Lafayette is the largest elementary school in the District of Columbia with about 900 students in pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade. We serve students from all 8 wards from over 15 different linguistic backgrounds and believe that our diversity is the source of our strength. We are proud of our academic excellence, talented teachers, happy students, and engaged community.
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Donation Opportunities
We are able to provide our students with incredible experiences with the support of the Home School Association (HSA), who accepts donations all year round.