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
Lafayette LSAT meeting Wednesday (11/2)
Lafayette community members are invited to attend this week's LSAT meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 2 from 6-7PM. We will host the meeting virtually at the Teams link below. Please see below agenda and do feel free to reach out with additional thoughts and suggestions:...
HSA General Meeting #2 Lafayette-Pointer Park History: Where We’ve Been and Taking Action Today
Tuesday, November 15th at 7 PM Join special guests from Historic Chevy Chase D.C. including James Fisher (7th-generation direct descendant of George Pointer) to learn about the history of Lafayette Pointer Park and our school. We will also hear from the...
Lafayette Gives Back: Fall Festival Success
We had a fabulous time at Fall Festival creating cheerful welcome cards for migrant children coming into our country. Our partner Goods for Good will be delivering an impressively colorful and thoughtful collection of cards to Homes Not Borders, a refugee and asylum...
Calling all 2nd grade parents!
The morning drop-off line is staffed by Lafayette parents, and each month we ask parents from a specific grade to volunteer. The drop-off line for November is assigned to 2nd grade. For those of you not familiar with this volunteer opportunity, it involves...
Sharing a Tragic Loss in the Community
Dear Lafayette Families – It is with a heavy heart that I share a tragic loss in our community over the weekend. On Saturday morning, it was shared with me that one of our students lost his father. I can’t imagine the trauma that has been weathered all...
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.