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
Student Clubs During the Day and other updates
Dear Lafayette Families – We are wrapping up the month of September with some exciting events! Thank you to everyone who was able to join us Saturday evening for the outdoor movie night. It was a huge success. Thank you to the HSA co-chairs, Jill...
News From the Art Room
Contest News: Fall Festival Logo entries are due in the art room THIS WEEK (by 9-28). Remember--no more than 3 colors in your design! Open Studio has started: The big kids art room is open for extra art experiences two times during the day! Grades 2-5 can come to the...
Monday is Potomac Pizza Night!
Next Monday, 10/3 is Lafayette Potomac Pizza Night from 4-8pm. They'll donate 20% of sales from takeout and dine-in orders if you mention LAFAYETTE when ordering. Give yourself the night off from cooking, and help out your school, too!
Tuesday, [Date Changed to October 12th]: Walk and Roll to School!
Parents and students, please join the HSA on Tuesday, October 4th Wednesday, October 12th as Lafayette participates in the national walk to school day! Please help us ‘Chalk the Walk’ by decorating the sidewalks for Northampton, Broad Branch, Patterson,...
Thank You To Movie Night Presenting Sponsor Pam Wye!
Thank you to Pam Wye of the Donovan & Wye Group at Compass for being the Movie Night Presenting Sponsor. Pam is a mother to a kindergartener and a third grader and is married to a Lafayette Alumnus. She has been a Lafayette Annual Sponsor since...
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.