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
Meal Train for Mr. Benab
Lafayette families have been providing meals for Mr. Benab, our school registrar among other roles, as he has undergone a long-term medical issues. Please join us in making life a little bit easier (and yummier) for Mr. Benab, the voice of...
HSA Volunteer Opportunities 2023-2024
Dear HSA Board and Volunteers, Thank you for volunteering with Lafayette’s Home & School Association! We are thrilled to have you on the HSA team and look forward to an amazing year working with all of you. We will be reaching out to each program area...
Closing out 2022-2023
Dear Lafayette Families – Welcome to the last week of the 2022-2023 school year! What an epic year we have had! These last two weeks alone have been packed full of celebration, fun and field trips. We started June with Field Days that were “out...
Summer is a great time to read!
Welcome to the end of another school year! As students head off for some downtime, I hope everyone's summers involve fantastic, enjoyable reads. Whether it's curling up in the shade with a book, reading a magazine on Sora, listening to an audiobook on a...
Results of Math Team Contest 5
On Friday June 2nd, we had our final Math Team competition from the Continental Math League. Our mathematicians worked hard to solve six non-routine problems. It has been so exciting to see how our students have progressed this year, and even more exciting to see some...
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.