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
Peace Survey + Mindful Monday
Thank you students and parents who attended our first Mindful Monday. We hope you can join our next one on Monday, April 29th from 8:15-30am in the Peace Room. All community members are invited! Plus, the Peace program wants to hear from you....
HSA General Meeting & How To Talk To Your Kids About Disability Speaker Program
Time: Monday, April 8 7 PM - 8 PM via Zoom How to Talk to Your Kids About Disability Overview: Empowering parents with effective strategies and insights, 'How to Talk to Your Kids About Disability' explores navigating conversations around disability...
HSA 2024-2025 Volunteer Needs! Sign Up Now!
We have a lot of open roles and especially need volunteer leads for this spring's Arts Night and next year for Communications co-leads, Tuesday Bulletin team members and Fundraising/Bear Fund! Check out this survey for more information...
Pi Day 2024 Results
It was an exciting Pi Day in the Math Cave as dozens of students gathered to show off their Pi digits on March 13th. A special shout-out goes to kindergarteners Nia Speight and Libby van Grack who stopped by to recite. We might have to add in a kindergarten...
March Cub Facts is here!
Enjoy the stories, poems, and activities in this magazine created by our 4th and 5th Grade students!
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.