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
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee’s Successful Meet Up
Many thanks to our community members who were able to attend the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee’s Wine and Cheese meet-up! It was almost a full house hosted by Maria Morukian, DEI Committee Co-Chair and organizational development trainer. We hope to see...
Attention 4th and 5th Grade Families-Purchase Poetry Anthology and Support Ukraine
The 4th grade students created beautiful clay sunflowers for Arts Night…a symbol of Peace in Ukraine. The students have decided they would like to use the sunflowers to raise money for Ukrainian refugees. We are asking families to contribute whatever they feel they...
Lafayette Gives Back: Support Takoma Park Elementary School’s Annual Auction
Takoma Park Elementary School's annual auction is virtual this year and you can click here to begin bidding. In the past the Lafayette community has helped raise much needed money for their school by bidding on items, and it would be wonderful if we could do...
HSA Budget Community Vote
This year, the HSA surveyed the community on budget priorities in January, worked jointly with the LSAT to hold a budget review meeting and used this information to develop the budget shared with the community in May. You can review the draft budget, previously...
2022 Marquis de Lafayette Awards This Tuesday, June 14 at 6pm
Each year, the HSA recognizes teachers, staff members, parents, or other members of the community for outstanding and sustained service to the Lafayette community through our Marquis de Lafayette Awards. Our recipients will be recognized as a part of our final General...
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.