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
LSAT Meeting This Wednesday, December 20
The Lafayette LSAT will meet on Wednesday, December 20th from 7:30 am – 8:30 am via Teams with the link below. The agenda is as follows: Enrollment Projections Continue discussion from last month Ensure the next steps from last month are addressed Confirm with...
Thank you for making annual holiday gift drive a success!
Huge thanks to everyone who made the annual holiday gift drive a success! Happy holidays and start to 2024! Look out for information about MLK service opportunities when we return in the new year.
Flex Sign Ups Wednesday, December 20th at 5 PM
Flex will run an 8 week winter session starting 1/22 through 3/29. The Flex vendor is delayed on getting Lafayette the schedule of classes, but please look out for it via a stand alone email on Friday or Saturday.
December Mental Health Newsletter
The Lafayette Mental Health Team (MHT) is excited to share this month’s MHT Newsletter (in English and Spanish ) discussing Gratitude, Generosity & Handwashing! This month's edition outlines suggestions of how to explore the concepts of gratitude and giving...
Math Team Results
On Friday December 1st we had our first Math Team competition which comes directly from the Continental Math League. This contest was TOUGH and we are so proud of all 48 of our mathematicians for even giving it a shot! As evidence of just how challenging this was,...
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.