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
Advocating on DCPS-Proposed Budget Cuts
Dear Lafayette community, Your advocacy is urgently needed. For many schools across DCPS - including Lafayette - the Mayor’s proposed budget is woefully inadequate. It leaves schools without funds to cover their current staff and having to cut positions. Sign...
Preparing for Enrollment Season, Celebrations, and Other March Updates
Dear Lafayette Families – Enrollment season for 2024-2025 is coming soon (March 29th)! This year’s online enrollment requires parents to have access to the Aspen Parent Portal. Please take 3 mins to complete the survey to indicate if you do/don’t have...
March 20th LSAT Meeting
The Lafayette LSAT will meet on Wednesday, 3/20 from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams. The link is below. The agenda is as follows: March 20th LSAT Agenda - LSAT election process - Discuss Middle of the Year data - Enrollment...
Lafayette Archer Club News
Congratulations to everyone on the team for this achievement. The archery club is comprised of 4th and 5th grade students. We practice during school lunch and recess times as well as some after school. All students in these grades participate in PE...
“Build-A-Cellar” Parent Party Sign Up
An auction item that tops the rest is the Lafayette Wine Cellar, a collection of luxury wines donated by the Lafayette community. In exchange for donating a bottle, you (and a guest) get a ticket to the best party of the year: an evening...
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.