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
Come Support Lafayette Basketball
The Lafayette Boys Basketball Team invites you to root for the Bears at their upcoming home games: 4:30pm on Tuesday 2/20 vs. Dorothy Height 4:30pm on Thursday 2/22 vs. Stoddert 5:30 on Monday 2/28 @ Eaton 5:30 on Wednesday 2/30 vs. Hearst
Book Drive Starts This Week
Lafayette Gives Back's annual book drive is happening now! The annual book drive to benefit our sister school Takoma Elementary School (TES) is underway. Every year we collect books that will be given to the TES...
Math Center News
Pi Day is Coming! Because March 14th is a conference day, we will celebrate all things circular on Wednesday, March 13th! On this day, dedicated to the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, we will have our Pi recitation contest in which students try to...
Learn American Sign Language Event on March 7
Thursday, March 7th at 5:30pm: Learn American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate in Signing Town. If you use your voice you might get sent back to Signing School! Join us for friendship and fun for all ages. This event is free and snacks will be provided. Sponsored by...
LSAT Meeting Tomorrow!
The Lafayette LSAT will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 21st from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams with the link below. The agenda is as follows: Reviewing parent data and trends Public updates about budget petitions and assistance asks. Vote...
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.