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
Lafayette Greeter Program Kick-Off: Friday, September 15 at the flagpole
Come meet the Lafayette Greeters this Friday, September 15, during morning drop off! We'll be in the front of the school near the flagpole - we should be easy to spot donning our awesome yellow volunteer t-shirts, so stop by and say hello. We're here...
Lafayette’s Dot Day is THIS Friday, September 15!!
What is Dot Day? The International Dot Day celebration was started by a teacher many years ago to celebrate the message of creativity, kindness and courage in Peter Reynold’s book “The Dot”, and is now celebrated in 200 countries by almost 28 million...
Seeking Lafayette Greeters for September 15!
In an effort to community build and make all Lafayette families feel welcome and valued, the HSA is running the Lafayette Hello program again this year. The first step of the Lafayette Hello is to simply smile and say hello to each...
Sign Up For Flex
Registration begins on September 12th at 5 PM. See attached flyer for class information and how to register.
Remember to Pay Your Class Activity Fee
The class activity fee pays for field trips (buses, etc), Field Day t-shirts, and end-of-year parties. Instead of asking parents to pay multiple times, we combine the costs upfront. Pay now!
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.