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
Pride Game Night – Wednesday, February 8th
Ms. Stanton and Ms. Diesner, Lafayette's Pride Club leaders, are hosting a first - ever game night for LGBTQ+ families. Come out and socialize with us, win some prizes, and meet up with other Lafayette families. This is an event for kids and...
Smartphones and Social Media Presentation
Thank you to the more than 100 members of the Lafayette community that joined presenter Jeremy Joseph for an informative presentation about Smartphones and Social Media. Also, thank you to Jeremy for leading this session for us. Jeremy encourages us all...
Thank you for supporting the book fair!
Thank you to the Lafayette community for making our Scholastic book fair such a success! It was a fun week for our students. As your librarian, I appreciate your commitment to literacy and reading for pleasure. Together, we raised more than $6,200 to...
Winter Concert Information
Happy New Year! We are very excited to share the details for the Thursday, January 19th Band and Choir Winter Wonderland Concert! All details are below; we are trying a different schedule that resembles the Arts Night format! We have many students involved in the...
Ruby Bridges HSA Event
Do you want to do something proactive with your children for Black History Month? Join the HSA in watching the movie Ruby Bridges with your family, and then (adults) please join us to discuss the film on Thursday, February 9! To participate: Watch the movie with...
Upcoming Events at Lafayette
Who We Are
Lafayette Elementary School is the largest elementary schools 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.