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
Bear Fund
Drum roll, please…! Thanks to everyone who participated in Bear Fund Week last week, we exceeded last year’s year-to-date revenue, with more than $132,000 dollars raised from more than 330 families! We are so proud to be part of this generous community who is...
Mindful Monday
The final Mindful Monday of 2024 is December 16th. From 8:10-8:30am all K-5 students are invited to join Mr. Goldman in the Peace Room for Mindful Monday. Parents and Guardians are invited to accompany their child and participate, too! Please note you will need to...
Lafayette Gives Back’s Annual Holiday Gift Drive for Takoma Elementary – Deadline Friday Noon!
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to contribute a gift basket to the annual holiday gift drive for Takoma Elementary. For years, the Lafayette community has supported our neighbors across Georgia Avenue during the holiday season, helping to provide gifts for...
Lafayette Book Fair is Here!
The week we've been waiting for has arrived — our annual Book Fair is open from December 9–13 in the school library! Remember to check out when your child will visit the Book Fair here, and send either cash in a labeled zip-lock or their...
What a Relief!
Thanks to the generous amounts of paper towel/toilet paper tubes, we were able to facilitate an amazing project for students in grades 1-5! Students learned about the art of “relief.” What is a relief, you ask? Relief, in sculpture, is any work in which the figures...
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.