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
Auction Results & Wine Party!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thanks to your generous support and hard work to bring our auction to life, we are excited to announce that the HSA raised $155,000! This exceeded our proposed goal and helps support the HSA budget which funds teacher...
Field Day Fun!
Lots of smiles for the return of Field Day. A huge thank you to the PE teachers who made this possible as well as administration, teachers, students and volunteers! Special thanks to Stacy Beck Photography for capturing the happiness of these days. [ngg...
Response to Recent Gun Violence
Dear Lafayette Families – This afternoon we witnessed another act of violence and hate toward innocent victims in places we consider safe; a little over a week ago a gunman took the lives of 10 innocent people in a supermarket in a predominately black...
Order Your Yearbook Today-Orders Close This Week
Yearbooks are now available for purchase for $25 and will be delivered by the end of the school year. The deadline to place orders is May 27. Click here to order today!
Advertise in Lafayette’s Family Directory
Each year the HSA publishes an family directory that is an invaluable resource for the Lafayette community. We are excited to partner with AtoZ Connect again this year to produce our beautiful directory. We invite our community to purchase advertising space in...
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.