Type
-
School
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Siviq Rank#161Bronx, NY
0 AP Courses
Enrollment
634
Student-Teacher Ratio
10:1
Admit Rate
-
Reach
Limited Evidence
Narrative
Profile Notes
Summary
Ethical Culture Fieldston School’s Fieldston Upper profile for 2025–2026 describes a progressive school founded in 1878. The upper school enrolls 634 students, reports a 10:1 student/faculty ratio, has no AP courses, does not compute class rank or GPA, and lists college destinations for the ECFS Classes of 2020–2025.
Advanced Coursework
Foreign language, mathematics, and science placements are determined by a student’s prior achievement; courses designated as intensive or advanced are the most demanding courses in their subject. With the exception of Advanced Senior Seminar, we do not designate English, ethics, or history courses as intensive or advanced. English and history electives offered in the 11th and 12th Grade are taught at a college level.
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Siviq Scores
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar schools. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Academic Program
0th percentile
Higher reported academic program than 0% of similar schools.
Combines advanced-course offerings, testing, and reported honors or IB signals.
Institutional Resources
73rd percentile
Higher reported institutional resources than 73% of similar schools.
Uses linked nonprofit financial capacity when a reviewed EIN match is available.
Outcomes
62nd percentile
Higher reported outcomes than 62% of similar schools.
Based on reported college destinations in the current school profile.
Reach & Access
26th percentile
Higher reported reach & access than 26% of similar schools.
Combines geographic reach and reported access signals from the current school data.
Student Experience
0th percentile
Lower reported student experience than 0% of similar schools.
Lower student-teacher ratios score higher within each peer cohort.
Standardized Data
Profile
Profile
Overview
- Grades Served
- PK-12
Profile
Academics
- AP Courses
- 0
Profile
Student Body
- Students of Color
- 39%
- Receiving Financial Aid
- 22%
Profile
Policies
- Class Rank Policy
- We do not compute class rank or GPA.
- Disciplinary Reporting
- The School expects students to honestly answer any college application questions related to disciplinary infractions. Likewise, if the School receives an inquiry from a college or university regarding a specific student’s disciplinary record, the School will answer honestly. This may include violations of ECFS rules, regulations, and policies, whether or not such violations resulted in a suspension.
Linked Nonprofit Data
Nonprofit Financials
Net Assets
$147,944,136
Tax year 2023
Net Income
$5,038,336
Latest revenue minus expenses from the school's nonprofit filing.
Total Expenses
$124,284,595
Tax year 2023
Expenses Per Student
$196,032
Calculated from total expenses divided by the current school-profile enrollment.
Location Context
Nearest
Institutional Details
People & Credentials
Institutional
Leadership
Chief Executive Officer
Kyle Wilkie-Glass
Principal, Fieldston Upper
Stacey Bobo
Director of College Counseling
Akosua Yeboah
Institutional
Contacts
Director of College Counseling
Akosua Yeboah
Associate Director of College Counseling
Samara Antolini
Associate Director of College Counseling
Noelle Bellamy
Associate Director of College Counseling
Fritz Burgher
Ethics Department Chair & Associate Director of College Counseling
Rachel Ehrlich
Associate Director of College Counseling
Avram Schlesinger
Manager of College Counseling Services
Zoraida Montanez
Institutional
Accreditations
accredited
New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS)
member
National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)
The school states that it complies with NACAC’s Code of Ethics and Professional Practices.
Institutional
School Codes
CEEB #
333628
External References
Links
College Outcomes
Top Colleges
Search & Answers
Ethical Culture Fieldston School Frequently Asked Questions
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethical Culture Fieldston School?
The current school profile reports a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 at Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
How many students are enrolled at Ethical Culture Fieldston School?
The current school profile reports about 634 students enrolled at Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
What grades does Ethical Culture Fieldston School offer?
Ethical Culture Fieldston School currently reports serving grades PK-12.
Where is Ethical Culture Fieldston School located?
Ethical Culture Fieldston School is located in Bronx, NY.
Is Ethical Culture Fieldston School a day school or a boarding school?
Ethical Culture Fieldston School is a private school.
Does Ethical Culture Fieldston School offer advanced placement (AP) courses?
No. The current school profile does not report AP courses at Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
How many students receive financial aid at Ethical Culture Fieldston School?
The current school profile says about 22.0% of students at Ethical Culture Fieldston School receive financial aid.
Which colleges show up most often for Ethical Culture Fieldston School?
The current school profile highlights American Univ. as one of the top reported college destinations for Ethical Culture Fieldston School.
Does ECFS report GPA or class rank?
No. ECFS says it does not compute class rank or GPA.
What does ECFS require for graduation?
Students must complete at least 17 majors, including 16 in core academic subjects. Minimum course requirements include 4 years of English, 2.5 years of ethics plus a service learning project/portfolio, 3 years each of foreign language and math, 2 years each of history, science, and arts, and 4 years of physical education.
How many students receive tuition assistance?
ECFS reports that 22% of students receive tuition assistance.
What are some of ECFS’s recent college destinations?
Across the Classes of 2020–2025, reported destinations include Emory (31), Northwestern (28), Cornell (25), University of Michigan (24), Brown (23), Syracuse (23), Tufts (20), and Wake Forest (19).
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Provenance
Sources
| Source | Type | Checked | Metrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 School Profile (PDF) Used for normalized profile metrics, school facts, FAQ answers, and school SEO metadata. Official source: www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025–2026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | School Profile PDF | Apr 01, 2026 | AP Courses • Academic Rigor Category • Access Category • Accreditations • Advanced Course Notes • Boarding Model • More normalized profile fields |
| Founded Year www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025%E2%80%932026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | Official Linked File | May 12, 2026 | Founded Year |
Sources & Data QualityMirrored artifacts, website inventory, and normalization review notes for this school profile.
Source Links
Known Website Addresses
| Role | URL | Method |
|---|---|---|
| official_website | www.ecfs.org/about/at-a-glance | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.ecfs.org/about/facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.ecfs.org/about/fast-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.ecfs.org/about/quick-facts | supplemental_backfill |
| ECFS | Academics | Progressive Education NYC | www.ecfs.org/academics | supplemental_backfill |
| ECFS Tuition & Financial Aid | NYC Private School Aid | www.ecfs.org/admissions/tuition-and-financial-aid | supplemental_backfill |
| College Counseling Ethical Culture Fieldston School | www.ecfs.org/gallery/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| official_website | www.ecfs.org/student-life | supplemental_backfill |
| For Admissions Officers - Ethical Culture Fieldston School | www.ecfs.org/college-counseling/for-admissions-officers | site_scan |
| profile_pdf | www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025%E2%80%932026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | page_scan |
| ECFS Admissions | Apply to Ethical Culture Fieldston School | www.ecfs.org/admissions | supplemental_backfill |
| Applying to Fieldston Middle | ECFS Admissions | www.ecfs.org/admissions/applying-to-fieldston-middle | supplemental_backfill |
| supplemental_file | www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025%E2%80%932026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | supplemental_backfill |
| Ethical Culture Fieldston School | www.ecfs.org | existing |
| 2025-2026 school profile PDF | www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025–2026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | page_scan |
| Applying to Fieldston Upper | ECFS High School Admissions | www.ecfs.org/admissions/applying-to-fieldston-upper | supplemental_backfill |
| Applying to Our Elementary Divisions | ECFS Admissions | www.ecfs.org/admissions/applying-to-lower-divisions | supplemental_backfill |
| ECFS College Counseling | College Prep NYC | www.ecfs.org/college-counseling | supplemental_backfill |
| Commitment to Community | Ethical Culture Fieldston School | www.ecfs.org/commitment-to-community-at-ecfs | supplemental_backfill |
| 2025–2026 Profile for Colleges | www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/2025–2026_profile_for_colleges.pdf | supplemental_backfill |
| 2025 City Semester Addendum | www.ecfs.org/wp-content/uploads/city-semester-addendum-2025.pdf | supplemental_backfill |
All Canonical Metrics
| Metric | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Grades Served | PK-12 | the Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS) offers a world-class progressive education in Pre-K–12th Grade |
| Lowest Grade | -1 | PK-12 |
| Highest Grade | 12 | PK-12 |
| Postgraduate Offered | - | PK-12 |
| Boarding Status | - | - |
| Boarding Status Code | - | - |
| School Type | progressive | the Ethical Culture Fieldston School (ECFS) offers a world-class progressive education |
| School Type Code | progressive | progressive |
| Enrollment | 634 | 634 students in Fieldston Upper |
| Residential Enrollment | - | - |
| Day Enrollment | - | - |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 10 | 10:1 student/faculty ratio |
| Founded Year | 1878 | Founded by Felix Adler in 1878 |
| School Leadership | - | Kyle Wilkie-Glass, Chief Executive Officer |
| Key Contacts | - | Akosua Yeboah, Director of College Counseling, [email protected] |
| Accreditations | - | ECFS is accredited by the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS). |
| School Codes | - | CEEB #333628 |
| AP Courses | 0 | Fieldston eliminated AP courses from the curriculum beginning in September 2001. |
| Average Class Size | - | - |
| IB Program | - | - |
| Honors Program | - | - |
| Advanced Course Notes | Foreign language, mathematics, and science placements are determined by a student’s prior achievement; courses designated as intensive or advanced are the most demanding courses in their subject. With the exception of Advanced Senior Seminar, we do not designate English, ethics, or history courses as intensive or advanced. English and history electives offered in the 11th and 12th Grade are taught at a college level. | Foreign language, mathematics, and science placements are determined by a student’s prior achievement; courses designated as intensive or advanced are the most demanding courses in their subject. With the exception of Advanced Senior Seminar, we do not designate English, ethics, or history courses as intensive or advanced. English and history electives offered in the 11th and 12th Grade are taught at a college level. |
| Faculty Count | - | - |
| College Counseling Summary | - | - |
| Testing Policy | - | - |
| Testing Policy Code | - | - |
| Average SAT | - | - |
| Average ACT | - | - |
| Matriculation Summary | - | - |
| Top Colleges | - | American Univ. 1; Amherst College 8; Babson College 1; Bard College 2; Barnard College 7; Bates College 1; Bennington College 1; Berklee College of Music 3; Binghamton Univ. 2; Boston College 13; Boston Univ. 4; Bowdoin College 4; Brown Univ. 23; Bryn Mawr College 2; Bucknell Univ. 9; Carleton College 2; Carnegie Mellon Univ. 3; Case Western Reserve Univ. 3; City College of New York 1; Claremont McKenna College 1; Colby College 8; Colgate Univ. 9; Colorado College 7; Columbia Univ. 8; Connecticut College 3; Cornell Univ. 25; Dartmouth College 8; Davidson College 1; Deep Springs College 2; Denison Univ. 1; Dickinson College 1; Duke Univ. 13; Elon Univ. 1; Emerson College 1; Emory Univ. 31; Fashion Institute of Technology 1; Fordham Univ. 3; Franklin & Marshall College 1; George Washington Univ. 3; Georgetown Univ. 14; Goucher College 1; Grinnell College 1; Hamilton College 5; Harvard Univ. 2; Harvey Mudd College 1; Haverford College 7; Hobart & William Smith College 1; Howard Univ. 6; Indiana Univ. 4; Ithaca College 1; Johns Hopkins Univ. 2; Kenyon College 8; Lafayette College 2; Lehigh Univ. 11; Macalester College 1; Manhattan College 1; Marquette Univ. 1; Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1; McGill Univ. 3; Middlebury College 13; Morehouse College 1; Mount Holyoke College 2; Naropa Univ. 1; New York Univ. 9; Northeastern Univ. 8; Northwestern Univ. 28; Oberlin College 8; Occidental College 3; Ohio State Univ. 1; Pace Univ. 1; Pennsylvania State Univ. 2; Pitzer College 8; Pomona College 3; Princeton Univ. 8; Purdue Univ. 1; Quinnipiac Univ. 1; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1; Rice Univ. 2; Rhode Island School of Design 1; Rochester Institute of Technology 4; Sacred Heart Univ. 1; Santa Clara Univ. 1; Sarah Lawrence College 7; School of the Art Institute of Chicago 1; Sciences PO College in Spain 1; Skidmore College 9; Smith College 1; Southern Methodist Univ. 1; Spelman College 2; St. Lawrence Univ. 1; Stanford Univ. 6; Stony Brook Univ. 1; SUNY – Cortland 1; SUNY – Purchase 1; Swarthmore College 3; Syracuse Univ. 23; Temple Univ. 3; The College of Wooster 1; Trinity College 3; Tufts Univ. 20; Tulane Univ. 17; Union College 4; Univ. of Binghamton 1; Univ. of California – Los Angeles 3; Univ. of California – Santa Barbara 2; Univ. of California – Santa Cruz 1; Univ. of Chicago 16; Univ. of Colorado 1; Univ. of Massachusetts 1; Univ. of Miami 8; Univ. of Michigan 24; Univ. of Navara in Spain 1; Univ. of New Haven 1; Univ. of North Carolina 3; Univ. of Oregon 2; Univ. of Ottawa 1; Univ. of Pennsylvania 14; Univ. of Pittsburgh 3; Univ. of Rhode Island 1; Univ. of Richmond 2; Univ. of Rochester 1; Univ. of Saint Andrews 1; Univ. of Southern California 5; Univ. of St. Andrews 3; Univ. of Texas – Austin 2; Univ. of Toronto 2; Univ. of Vermont 5; Univ. of Virginia 6; Univ. of Wisconsin 13; Vanderbilt Univ. 9; Vassar College 1; Villanova Univ. 1; Wake Forest Univ. 19; Washington and Lee Univ. 1; Washington Univ. 16; Wellesley College 3; Wesleyan Univ. 17; Whitman College 1; Williams College 14; Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1; Yale Univ. 7 |
| States Represented | - | - |
| Countries Represented | - | - |
| Students of Color | 39 | 39% identify as students of color |
| International Students | - | - |
| Receiving Financial Aid | 22 | 22% receive tuition assistance |
| Tuition-Free Share | - | - |
| Applicants | - | - |
| Admitted | - | - |
| Matriculated | - | - |
| Admit Rate | - | - |
| Yield Rate | - | - |
| Class Rank Policy | We do not compute class rank or GPA. | We do not compute class rank or GPA. |
| Class Rank Policy Code | not_reported | We do not compute class rank or GPA. |
| Weighted Grades | - | - |
| Weighted Grades Policy | - | - |
| Disciplinary Reporting | The School expects students to honestly answer any college application questions related to disciplinary infractions. Likewise, if the School receives an inquiry from a college or university regarding a specific student’s disciplinary record, the School will answer honestly. This may include violations of ECFS rules, regulations, and policies, whether or not such violations resulted in a suspension. | The School expects students to honestly answer any college application questions related to disciplinary infractions. Likewise, if the School receives an inquiry from a college or university regarding a specific student’s disciplinary record, the School will answer honestly. This may include violations of ECFS rules, regulations, and policies, whether or not such violations resulted in a suspension. |
| Boarding Model | unknown | unknown |
| Selectivity Category | selective | selective |
| Academic Rigor Category | high | high |
| Testing Policy Category | not_reported | not_reported |
| College Counseling Category | extensive | extensive |
| Student Body Reach Category | limited_evidence | limited_evidence |
| Access Category | meaningful_access | meaningful_access |
| Outcome Category | exceptional_outcomes | exceptional_outcomes |
| Signals | - | Boarding status not reported in supplied profile evidence; SAT middle 50% reported at 1330–1530 and ACT middle 50% at 30–34; No admission rate or applicant volume reported, limiting selectivity certainty; School reports no AP courses; AP curriculum was eliminated beginning in 2001; Courses designated as intensive or advanced are described as the most demanding in their subjects; 11th- and 12th-grade English and history electives are described as taught at a college level; Graduation requires 17 majors, including 16 in core academic subjects; School does not compute class rank or GPA; College counseling staff includes a Director, five Associate Directors, and a Manager of College Counseling Services; School is a NACAC member and states compliance with NACAC ethics and professional practices; 22% of students receive tuition assistance; College destinations are reported across six graduating classes (2020–2025); Reported matriculations include substantial counts at highly selective institutions such as Brown, Cornell, Northwestern, Columbia, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Chicago, Penn, and Williams; Reported destinations also include international universities, but no student home-state or home-country breadth is reported |