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
Next LSAT Meeting is TODAY, January 31
The Lafayette LSAT will hold their monthly meeting today, Wednesday, January 31st from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams with the link below. The agenda is as follows: General budget updates and enrollment landscape from Dr. B Review community survey and discuss...
Community Notices 1/23/24
Interested in Little League Baseball or Softball? Register your player for the Spring season with Cap City Little League. Registration closes Feb. 9. Games and practices will begin in mid-March. Learn more and register at our website: https://www.capcityll.org No...
Thank You from Lafayette Gives Back
Thank you for supporting the DC Newcomer Fair! The generous donations of goods, stuffed animals, and coats will provide much needed assistance on January 26th at DCPS's annual Newcomer Fair. Students and families who have recently arrived in our country will...
DCPS Closed today, Friday, 1/19
DCPS is CLOSED on Friday, January 19, due to inclement weather. All programming at DCPS schools is cancelled, and our buildings will be closed. Please stay safe.
January Updates
Dear Lafayette Families – Welcome to 2024!!! We have started the new year with joy and care for one another as we returned to school. This week we have celebrated Martin Luther King Jr day, had a much beloved snow day, and a late start! Winter is...
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.
Find out more about what is required to enroll >
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.