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
Donate Now to the Coat Drive!
Lafayette Gives back is organizing a coat and warm weather gear drive to benefit both the Lafayette community and our sister school Takoma Elementary. We are accepting coats, gloves, hats, mittens, scarves and boots/winter footwear for all aged kids and...
Get Your Grizzly Gear Now
Lafayette spirit wear, a.k.a. Grizzly Gear, will be on sale in front of the school this Wednesday morning as part of Walk and Roll to School Day and at the Fall Festival, but if you miss us you can always buy online here: Buy Grizzly Gear! Thank you for your support!
Haunted House Volunteers Needed for Fall Festival
Come one come all! Goblins, Ghosts, and Slashers - this is your call!! In need of many volunteers - To scare those little LaFayette peers! Fifth graders let's see your scariest performance, Sign up, set up, dress up and be in your fiendish attendance We need...
Fall Festival is Back!
Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Lafayette from 2-5 PM Avoid lines at the door and pre-order your Fall Festival kid bracelets here. Kid bracelets are your all-inclusive pass for moon bounces, games, a haunted house, pumpkin painting...
Directory Cover Contest Winners
Ms. McLaughlin is thrilled to announce the artists whose last years’ artwork was selected for the 2022 Lafayette directory cover!!! Congrats to 5th grade Ukranian Peace Creature collage artists: Clara Antunes, Peter Bernsen, Lexie Folds, Siri Funder, Matias...
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.