Values and Priorities
Our Core Values
Our Mission Statement
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.
Our Priorities
Our History
Lafayette Elementary School was established in 1928 in the northwest neighborhood of Chevy Chase, D.C., to meet the needs of families moving into new residential communities located along the Connecticut Avenue corridor. The current school building opened in 1931. In 1978, the building was expanded, adding an early childhood wing and converting the original school space to an open-space concept. In 2015-2016, the school underwent an extensive modernization to increase the overall area to 120,000 square feet. The school site shares its grounds with Lafayette Pointer Park and the Lafayette Pointer Recreation Center.