华东师范大学第一附属中学创建于 1925 年。座落于北外滩附近的瑞虹新城，是上海市中心城区规模最大、设施最先进的市重点中学，交通便利。校园占地面积 60 亩，整个校园建设主要有教学楼、实验楼、行政楼、体育中心、学生公寓、餐饮中心、教育超市、 400 米田径场、篮排球场等。

教职员工 180 人，在校学生 2200 人左右，班级规模 48 个班级，部分学生住宿。

No.1 High School Affiliated to ECNU was established in 1925, which is located in the Ruihong Living Quarter, close to North Bund, covering 60 MU, and is the biggest municipal key school in the downtown area. The school has the most advanced facilities, including classroom building, laboratory building, administration building, Sports Centre, students' dormitory, cafeteria, school-run supermarket, 400-metre racetrack, basketball court, volleyball court and so on..

The school has a staff of 180, and 2200 students in 48 classes. The students who live far away from school can apply for boarding.