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
Spring Auction – Build-A-Cellar Wine Party
One of the most popular auction items every year is the Lafayette Wine Cellar, a collection of luxury wines donated by the Lafayette community. In exchange for donating a bottle, you (and a guest) get a ticket to the best party of the year, an evening sampling wine...
Spring Auction – Early Bird Tickets & Buy a Song
This is the LAST chance to buy early bird tickets and FIRST chance to Buy a Song! We are less than two weeks away from the long-awaited, much-beloved Spring Auction: Life in Color! Early bird ticket prices ($100) are available until midnight, Friday (4/24) so grab...
Free Tickets for Screenagers: Elementary Edition
Bring your family and join us for this community screening of Screenagers - Elementary School Age Edition on the evening of Tuesday, April 28 at the Avalon Theater (5612 Connecticut Ave. NW) from 6-7 pm. Doors open at 5:45. A Q&A to follow the 60 minute film. This...
Lafayette Auction Build-A-Cellar Wine Party
An auction item that tops the rest is the Lafayette Wine Cellar, a collection of luxury wines donated by the Lafayette community. In exchange for donating a bottle, you (and a guest) get a ticket to the best party of the year: an evening sampling wine and beers with...
“Life in Color” Spring Auction Tickets Are Live!
Join us for this year's Spring Auction: Life in Color, taking place on May 2, 2026 from 7:00pm-10:00pm at Lafayette's campus. Early bird tickets are live, so purchase your tickets today before prices go up on April 25! As always, if you need financial assistance,...
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.