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
November Edition of Cub Facts
The latest edition of Cub Facts is here! 4th and 5th Grade students enjoyed creating a Thanksgiving/Fall issue for our Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Enjoy the poems, stories, illustrations, and activities! Happy Thanksgiving!! Cub Facts Nov 23
Annual Takoma Elementary Holiday Gift Drive
Once again we will be organizing a holiday gift basket drive for our sister school, Takoma Elementary. If you would like to put together a gift basket to donate to a family who needs support this holiday season, please sign...
Winter Wonderland Winter Concert Series
The Lafayette Band and Choir Programs present the January Winter Concert! If your student is in choir or band, please see the flyer and save the date! We look forward to seeing you there! Winter Concert 23-24
Book Fair is Coming Soon
The annual book fair is coming soon, and you can use this holiday week to set-up a Scholastic eWallet for your child so they can shop without cash. And we are still looking for volunteers to help in this fantastic event, specially in the afternoon hours. Visit...
GET READY FOR BEAR FUND WEEK!
Next week is Bear Fund Week - the big push in our annual campaign to maintain the funding that helps bridge the gap between what DCPS provides and the programs, classroom support, and events that comprise Lafayette’s nurturing and holistic learning environment. ...
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.