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
First LSAT Meeting of the Year
The Lafayette LSAT will meet on Wednesday, 9/18 from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams. The link is below. The agenda is as follows: September 18th LSAT Agenda LSAT norms Electing a community representative Crossing...
Outdoor Movie Night THIS Saturday
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st Featuring Penguins of Madagascar on the Lafayette FieldLawn opens at 5:00 PM, Movie starts at 7:05 PMPlease bring a blanket or lawn chairs. Gather with friends and neighbors to enjoy a picnic or food from one of our many on site trucks. Be...
Girls on the Run: Parent Coaches needed!
Lafayette is eager to bring back Girls on the Run for the Fall 2024 season and we need your help! While we have 4 wonderful teachers interested in coaching for Spring 2024, we do not yet have teacher or community coaches for the Fall 2024 season. We are looking for...
Morning Math Extracurriculars are Coming!
Math Team and Math Club are coming soon! Both groups meet before school and we have included some information below. We will be having information sessions for students at school and have sent out flyers to teachers to include in classroom communication. This year we...
THIS Friday is Dot Day!
Tomorrow, Friday Sept 13th, we will wear our dots to celebrate creativity, kindness and having the courage to "Make your Mark!" Thank you, parents, for encouraging your child to find (or make) an item of clothing with dots on it to wear. It could be as simple as a...
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.