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
Cub Facts: Latest Edition!
February love and March luck are combined in the latest edition of Cub Facts! Please enjoy the poems and activity pages created by our talented 4th and 5th Grade students!
April 8: HSA General Meeting
Save the date, our next general meeting is coming up, April 8. Please do attend! Access information as follows: Zoom; Meeting ID: 514 082 3060; Passcode: Bears
Opportunity to advocate for DC in Senate budget vote
Many of us are following the news on the Hill related to Friday's upcoming vote on the budget continuing resolution, which would force $1 billion in immediate cuts to DC's current fiscal-year spending, and wondering how we can help advocate for DC and our school. Here...
Lafayette Auction Build-a-Cellar Wine Party
An auction item that tops the rest is the Lafayette Wine Cellar, a collection of luxury wines donated by the Lafayette community. In exchange for donating a bottle, you (and a guest) get a ticket to the best party of the year: an evening sampling wine and beers with...
Save the Date for Arts Night!
Please save the date for Lafayette's beloved spring tradition, Arts Night, featuring your children's musical performances and visual arts! Arts Night for PK-2nd grade will be Thursday, May 8th from 6-7:45pm Arts Night for 3rd-5th grade will be Thursday, May 15th from...
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.