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
Fall Festival is almost here!
Fall Festival is this weekend, Saturday, October 26, 2-5 PM. Read below for everything you need to know before you go! We are so excited to spend a beautiful afternoon with the entire Lafayette community. We hope all will join us for this favorite tradition! Thank You...
Next Mindful Monday, October 28th
On the last Monday of each month, from 8:10-8:30am all K-5 students are invited to join Mr. Goldman in the Peace Room for Mindful Mondays. The next Mindful Monday is October 28th! Parents and Guardians are invited to accompany their child and participate, too! Please...
Lafayette, Together!
Join the Lafayette Greeter Group! Seeking cheerful grown-ups to welcome families to school on Friday, October 18. We’ll meet at the flagpole at 8:10am and wrap up by 8:45am. Help us create community! Let’s welcome new and returning families — we are all part of...
Girls’ Basketball, Virtual Meeting Link Included!
For any parent/guardian with a child interested in trying out for the Lafayette girls basketball team, there will be a virtual interest meeting on Tuesday, October 22nd from 7-7:30pm. Join the meeting now! In order to tryout, parents/guardians must complete...
Sponsor Highlight – SafeSplash
Jennifer Lilintahl and husband, Michael co-own three DMV locations of SafeSplash Swim School in Friendship Heights, Columbia Heights and Montgomery Village. We are a learn-to-swim school for all ages and abilities. Our instructors are mostly former competitive...
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.