Adhering to the school-running tradition of Yan 'an Middle School, the school insists on inheriting and practicing Yan 'an spirit as the foundation of establishing and strengthening the school. Established the school motto of "self-confidence, self-improvement, independence and self-reliance" and the educational goal of "learning to be a man, learning to seek knowledge, learning to do things and learning to keep fit", as well as the school-running strategy of "solid discipline foundation and distinctive scientific and artistic characteristics", and gradually formed painting, shooting and track and field.
Over the years, all the teachers and students in the school have worked hard regardless of the wind and rain. With innovative education and management, they have practiced the profound connotation of the national medium-and long-term education plan, and the teaching quality has continuously jumped to a new level. Their efforts to cultivate "Xi 'an students" who combine the excellent tradition of the Chinese nation with the quality of modern civilization have been highly praised by parents and society. In recent years, they also enjoy a high reputation in Changning District and even Shanghai for their outstanding innovative educational achievements.
The school has successively won honors such as civilized unit in Changning District, Shanghai Model School for Middle School Students' Code of Conduct, Shanghai Ping 'an Civilized Campus, Shanghai Ping 'an Unit, Shanghai Garden Unit, Shanghai Science and Technology Education Characteristic Demonstration School, Shanghai Calligraphy Education Demonstration School, Shanghai Party Branch's "Double Pairing" advanced unit, Shanghai Yongjunyoushu advanced unit, Shanghai mass sports advanced unit, the third batch of national language standardization demonstration schools, and Changning District's ninth advanced school for teaching and research activities.
In the years after the transformation, the school used the school-running mode and management mode of Yan 'an Middle School for reference, strengthened the construction of teachers and hardware, and comprehensively improved the quality of education and teaching and the comprehensive quality of students. The scale of the school continues to expand, with four grades, 33 classes, 1400 students and nearly 100 faculty members. The reputation of the school is also constantly improving. The school has been successively rated as a model school of behavior norms for middle school students in cities and districts, an advanced collective of mass sports in cities, a garden unit in cities, a civilized unit in districts, an advanced unit of greening in cities and districts, an advanced unit of teaching in districts, an advanced unit of patriotic hygiene in districts, an advanced unit of language and writing work in districts, a characteristic school of science and technology education in districts, the first demonstration school of popular science activities in districts, a bilingual experimental school in districts, and a municipal safety unit. While paying attention to education and teaching, the school advocates the individualized development of students. In sports, art, science and technology, a group of students with special skills have emerged, and they have made gratifying achievements in national, municipal and district competitions every year. In particular, shooting, track and field, Go, radio direction finding, painting and calligraphy, and photography have gradually formed the school's characteristic projects, which are outstanding in various competitions at all levels. The strong faculty of Xi 'an Middle School makes the proportion of graduates who graduate from this school enter key cities more than 60% every year.