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
Calling all 1st Grade parents to the Drop-off Line!
The morning drop-off line is staffed by Lafayette parents, and each month we ask parents from a specific grade to volunteer. We have run through all of the grades, so this month we are circling back around to 1st grade to ask for volunteers. This will begin on Monday,...
Calling all parents and families to join the Dr. B Goodbye Celebration 6/5 at 6 PM!
We hope you’ll help us honor her decade of leadership - from renovation to COVID management. We especially want 5th graders to attend to present the class quilt to Dr. B! We will hear from speakers, present gifts from the 5th grade and socialize with cupcakes!...
Field Day Volunteers and Donation Items Needed!
We are ready to Blast Off for another Field Day! Lend a hand during this year's Field Day, one of the best days of the Year! We need over 60 Parent volunteers to make this day a success. 2-5th grade Field Day is Friday, June 9. Volunteers...
Voting begins today on the HSA Budget, HSA Elected Positions, & LSAT Parent Reps
It’s time to vote on the HSA Budget for 2024-2025, HSA elected positions, and LSAT Parent Representatives. Information about the budget and candidates is listed here. Vote Below. Polls are open from today until Monday, June 3rd at 7pm. Winners will be announced in...
From Principal Prall
Dear Lafayette ES Community, Although it is only May, I am already looking forward to this fall when I will be able to welcome students, teachers, and families back for the 2024-25 school year as the Principal of Lafayette. I recognize and am humbled by the incredible...
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.