Academics

Upper School

In a warm, caring environment, our faculty is able to fully support each student as an individual, allowing them to fully participate in our challenging, exciting curriculum, as well as to become active members of the school and our larger community. Our students are thoughtful participants in a vibrant exchange of ideas here at LCDS and in the larger world beyond our campus.

LCDS students enjoy a wide variety of curricular and extracurricular opportunities — including a number of courses that include international travel components — as well as close mentoring and small class sizes. Along with personalized college guidance starting in their Middle School years, our students graduate well-prepared to continue their academic endeavors at colleges and universities.
Founded in 1908, Lancaster Country Day School has been providing a challenging, supportive, and joyful college preparatory education for more than 110 years.


Program Specialties

  • Advanced Placement courses in 11 subjects
  • Independent Study for advanced work beyond curriculum
  • Languages: Spanish, Latin and Chinese
  • Outstanding college preparation, particularly in reading, writing, testing and discussion skills
  • International Model United Nations course for juniors and seniors that allows students to participate in an international conference each year in either The Hague or Qatar.

Upper School Staff

List of 6 members.

  • Photo of Jenny Kroncke Gabriel

    Jenny Kroncke Gabriel 

    Head of Upper School | US History Faculty
    Bio
  • Photo of Lindsay Deibler-Wallace

    Lindsay Deibler-Wallace 

    Assistant Head of Upper School | Science Department Chair | US Science Faculty
    Bio
  • Photo of Elizabeth Heim

    Elizabeth Heim 

    US Dean of Students | US Language Faculty
    Bio
  • Photo of Rita Foster

    Rita Foster 

    US School Counselor
    Bio
  • Photo of Rachel Schmalhofer

    Rachel Schmalhofer 

    Director of Learning Services | Learning Specialist
    Bio
  • Photo of Eileen Blumenauer

    Eileen Blumenauer 

    US Administrative Assistant
    Bio

List of 4 items.

  • $4.2 M

    Financial Aid awarded in 2020-2021
  • 100%

    SENIORS ACCEPTED TO FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES OR UNIVERSITIES
  • 11

    Average US Class Size
  • 1261

    2020 LCDS SAT Scores
    compared to 1078 PA average
Lancaster Country Day School is a preschool-12th grade, coed college preparatory school with students from Lancaster, Hershey, York and Reading.