Ethical Culture Fieldston School
| Ethical Culture Fieldston School | |
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, 10023 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°53′21″N 73°54′23″W / 40.88917°N 73.90639°W |
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| Type | Private, day, college-preparatory |
| Motto | Latin: Fiat lux ("Let there be light") |
| Established | 1878 |
| Founder | Felix Adler |
| Head of school | Kyle Wilkie-Glass |
| Teaching staff | Approx. 270 |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 1,662 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 6:1 |
| Campus size | 18 acres (73,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Color(s) | Orange |
| Athletics conference | Ivy Preparatory School League |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Accreditation | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
| Newspaper | Fieldston News and Fieldston Political Journal and Fieldston Science Bulletin |
| Yearbook | Fieldglass |
| Other publications | Fieldston News The Fieldston LP, Fieldston Lit Mag, Middle School News, Dope Ink Prints, The Hill Chronicle, Inklings, The Fieldston Political Journal |
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| Website | www.ecfs.org |
The Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS), also known more simply as Fieldston or Ethical Culture, is a private pre-K through twelfth grade coeducational school in New York City with two campuses, in Manhattan and in the Bronx. The school is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League. The school serves approximately 1,700 students with 480 faculty and staff.
The school consists of four divisions: Ethical Culture (pre-K through fifth grade that is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan) and located in the Riverdale section of the Bronx are, Fieldston Lower that also serves pre-K through fifth grade, Fieldston Middle that serves sixth–eighth grades, and Fieldston Upper that serves ninth–twelfth grades. Tuition and fees for the school were $60,595 for the 2022–2023 school year and $63,020 for the 2023–2024 school year. Fieldston awards more than $15 million in tuition-based financial aid to 22% of the student body.