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: Parent (and some student) volunteers needed!
Lafayette's Fall Festival is just one month away on Saturday, October 26th! Every year, it takes many parent volunteers to help make this beloved Lafayette tradition possible. Please consider signing up for a role--there are many ways to help, big and small. Most...
IT’S BEAR FUND TIME – SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS TODAY!
The Bear Fund is Lafayette HSA’s main fundraising campaign - and it needs YOUR help! This year is especially important as we want to give Principal Prall all of the resources she needs to make her first year a success! The Bear Fund will help fill crucial gaps in...
Outdoor Movie Night CANCELLED!
Unfortunately, with rain and a chance of thunderstorms in the forecast for this evening, the movie folks are unable to guarantee a safe event. Thus, outdoor movie night, previously scheduled for today, September 21, 2024 is CANCELLED. More information will be...
Art Room Supplies Needed!
Please SAVE and Send to the Art Room: Toilet paper and paper towel rolls for a whole school art installation planned for our new cafeteria annex!
Garden Club Parent Volunteers needed
Garden Club will be offered for 3rd -5th graders during flex-time on each Day 2 from 2:45-3:15. We need parents to help! Any working knowledge of home gardening appreciated; on-the-job training is available for those with more enthusiasm than experience. Interested...
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.