Lafayette Elementary School
Grades: 3-5
Students: 545
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 10:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 371:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
221 LAFAYETTE AVENUE
Chatham, NJ 07928
Chatham, NJ 07928
(973) 457-2507
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
9/10
5/10
NA
Academic ProgressNA
College Readiness6/10
Community Reviews
Stressful environment for a child who has learning difficulties, child needs not to only deal with academic challenges but social and emotional anxiety due to the stressful social environment that surrounds them from children to adults! Although the teachers tries hard, but the regulation and the ex
Posted by a parent on 2/11/2025Has been a positive experience for my kids thus far.
Posted by a parent on 5/29/2018Very stressful. Make sure your kid is at grade level before he starts the grade.
Posted by a parent on 5/9/2018The school has no gifted and talented program. They allow classroom teachers to determine whether a child should be receiving enriched learning activities. Many times these activities are nothing more that a child sitting at a computer working alone. Administration only gives lip service to the idea
Posted by a parent on 1/11/2018Not sure there could be more incompetence in the leadership of this school, not only is the principal cold per previous review, she is also a pawn/play toy of many of the parents who exert and peddle influence behind the scenes. Compared to other principals at superior elementary schools in close by
Posted by a parent on 5/11/2014Nearby Schools
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Chatham schools - Lafayette Elementary School is located at 221 LAFAYETTE AVENUE, Chatham NJ 07928. Lafayette Elementary School is in the The School District Of The Chathams. Lafayette Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels 3-5.
