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
Support the Spring Auction!
The Lafayette Spring Auction is on May 3rd, 2025, at 7 PM on Lafayette’s campus! The Auction Committee needs your support to make the event a success. How can you help? Help with Auction Items and Sponsors! Donate an item or service for the auction! Think vacation...
Concert Featuring Our 3rd Grade Artists
The Montgomery Symphony will be playing Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" at the Sligo Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland on Sunday, March 2nd at 4:00pm. They will be displaying art from our Lafayette 3rd Graders in the lobby as well as the...
Math Team Competition
On Friday, January 24th we had our second Math Team competition which comes directly from the Continental Math League. This contest was no joke and we are so proud of all 44 of our mathematicians for taking on this challenge! Congratulations to our students who...
Hear from a Sponsor: Avalon Theatre
1. Name, Title, and 2-3 sentences about your business/organization: The Avalon Theatre has been a cornerstone of the community since opening in 1923. After the theater was abruptly closed in 2001, a grassroots effort by the newly formed Avalon Theatre Project...
Celebrating Black History Month
As part of the Lafayette community’s unwavering commitment to building a place where all kids and families belong, the Lafayette Home and School Association (HSA) is proud to celebrate Black History Month! There are a variety of ways that you and your families can...
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.