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
Congratulations to Math Club and Math Team Members!
Math Club It’s been a mathtastic year in Math Club! This spring we have explored Pi, consecutive sums, coordinate graphing, and so much more during our Wednesday morning meetings. We will have our final Math Club meeting on Wednesday, May 31 st . Thank you so much to...
Calling all 1st Grade Parents!
Each grade has had an opportunity to volunteer for the Drop-Off Line this school year, so we're back around to asking 1st grade parents to staff the Drop-Off line for the month of June. For those of you not familiar with this volunteer opportunity, it involves showing...
Thanks to all who made Arts Night – Grades 2&3 a success!
Grades 2&3 celebrated their creativity this past Tuesday and 4&5 are on tap this Thursday! Who made this possible? Who checked off, matted art, typed labels, rolled tape, and assembled photo props? A huge thanks to Jessica Jones, Jessica Lettween, Jessica...
Lost and Found
Parents, at this year’s Arts Nights, when you come into school to view your child’s art, be sure not to miss the lost and found racks and bins located outside the library. All remaining items will be donated on June 2nd, so please look through for any of your kids'...
Volunteers Still Needed for 4th and 5th Grade Arts Night, June 1st!
A HUGE thanks to my trusty cadre of parent (and grandparent) volunteers in the art room who are helping to make Arts Night possible for our grade 2-5 kids!!! WE STILL NEED HELP in this final push to hang all the beautiful art they have matted! Please let me know if...
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.