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
Balance bikes needed
Hi Lafayette Families, In Pre-K we use balance bikes every year. We have 10" bikes, but we would love a few that are a bit bigger for taller students. If you are all finished with a balance bike that is 12" or 14", please consider donating it to the Lafayette Pre-K....
Calling all Kindergarten parents!
The morning drop-off line is staffed by Lafayette parents, and each month we ask parents from a specific grade to volunteer. The drop-off line for January is assigned to Kindergarten parents and began on Wednesday, January 3rd. For those of you not familiar with this...
Updates From the Lafayette Library
Greetings from Lafayette Library! I hope your school year has been going well! As we head into a time of holidays, road trips and cold days perfect for reading, I wanted to pass on some resources and important information. Accessing ebooks,...
Flex Winter Sign Ups Wednesday, December 20th at 5 PM
Flex is a third party after school program offered to Lafayette students. Students go directly from their regular day to Flex classes and parents pick them up at 4:30 PM. Flex will run an 8 week winter session starting 1/22 through 3/29. See the flyer for...
Consider Bear Fund for your Year-End Giving
Thanks to a great community effort to support the HSA’s annual campaign, The Bear Fund, we are very close - just $9,000 - to reaching our goal of $155,000. This is the amount we raised for last year’s campaign, and we can raise it again with your support! ...
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.