启秀实验中学始建于1905年，前身是启秀女中。学校地处环境高雅的思南路，毗邻孙中山故居、复兴公园，是一所具有深厚人文底蕴的百年老校。
学校具有光荣的革命传统，早在1938年就建立了中共地下党支部。中华职业妇女俱乐部主席茅丽瑛烈士曾就读和任教于本校。学校现为上海市民族精神教育试点校、上海师范大学外国语学院教育基地、上海市爱心助老特色基地、卢湾区青少年爱国主义教育基地、卢湾区体育传统学校，曾获市、区德育工作先进集体称号，是卢湾区文明单位。校风纯正，办学质量稳定，连续数年被评为区教育教学质量表彰、表扬单位，家长对学校办学满意率保持在98%以上。
学校注重教师专业发展，已基本形成一支师德素养好、业务水平高、教学能力强的教师队伍。近年来，学校在深化课程改革方面作了积极有益的探索，促进了办学质量的提高，特别是英语教学具有明显优势。学校通过聘请外籍教师上口语课、在部分学科开展双语教学、举办英语节等多种途径，营造浓郁的英语学习氛围，提高学生英语口语能力，各年级英语教学质量位居区内同类学校前列，英语教研组多次被评为区示范教研组。
学校坚持以人为本的办学理念，积极推进素质教育，培养学生创新精神和实践能力，为每一位学生健康成长，实现自主和谐发展打下扎实基础。学校结合学生发展特点开设的含科学、人文、艺术、体育四大门类的拓展课、探究课，丰富了学生的学习生活，有力促进学生动手能力和创造性思维的培养。头脑奥林匹克小组成立近两年来，参加市、区各项比赛获得多项殊荣。学校还积极贯彻"健康第一"的思想，广泛开展学生体育活动，男子篮球是我校的传统优势项目，参加国家、市、区各级比赛屡获佳绩。
QixiuExperimentalMiddleSchoolwasfoundedin1905,itwasoriginallycalledQixiuWomen'sSchool.TheschoolislocatedatthegracefulSinanRoad.ItabutsontheFormerResidenceofSunZhongshanandRevivalPark.Itisacentury-oldschoolwithprofoundculturaldeposits.
Theschoolhasgloriousrevolutionarytradition;thePartyBranchwassetupinthisschoolbytheCommunistPartyofChinaasearlyas1938.MartyrMaoLiying,whowasthePresidentofChina'sCareerWomanClub,usedtostudyandteachinthisschool.NowtheschoolistheExperimentalPointofShanghaiNationalSpiritEducation,EducationBaseofForeignLanguagesCollegeofShanghaiNormalUniversity,ShanghaiCharacteristicBaseofHelpingtheOldwithLovingHeart,AdolescentPatriotismEducationBaseofLuwanDistrictandLuwanPhysicalCultureTraditionalSchool.ItisthecivilizationunitofLuwanDistrictandwasconferredthetitleof"MunicipalandDistrictAdvancedCollectivityinTermsofMoralEducation".Theschoolspiritispure,theteachingqualityisstable,andtheteachingqualitywaspraisedbythedistrictformanyconsecutiveyears.Thesatisfactionrateofthehouseholdersontheschoolismorethan98%.
Theschoollaysstressontheprofessionaldevelopmentoftheteachers,ateachergroupwhohasgoodmoralquality,highprofessionalskillsandstrongteachingabilityhascomeintobeing.Inrecentyears,theschoolmadeactiveandfavorableexplorationindeepeningthecurriculumreform,whichpromotestheimprovementoftheteachingquality,especiallytheEnglishinstructionhasdistinctadvantages.AdenseEnglish-studyingatmospherehasbeenformedtoimprovethespeakingabilityofthestudentsbyinvitingforeignteacherstogivethespokenlessons,givebilinguallessonsforsomesubjectsandholdingEnglishfestivalandsoon.TheEnglishteachingqualityofeachgradeallrankthetopplacesamongthesimilarschoolsinthedistrict.TheEnglishteachingandresearchgroupwereappraisedasExemplaryteachingandresearchgroupofthedistrictformanytimes.
Theschoolupholdstheteachingphilosophyofbasingeverythingonthehuman,activelypushthequality-orientededucationtocultivatetheinnovativespiritandpracticalabilityofthestudents,andlaysasolidfoundationforthehealthygrowthofeachstudentandindependentaccorddevelopment.Theextensioncourseandinquisitioncoursewhichcontainsscience,culture,artandphysicalcultureenrichthestudyinglifeofthestudentsandvigorouslypromotedtheoperationalabilityofthestudentsandthecultivationofthecreativethinking.InthetwoyearssincetheBrainOlympicSubgroupwasfounded,ithasbeenawardedmanyhonorsinthevariousmunicipalordistrictlevelcontests.Theschoolalsoactivelyimplementstheideaof"HealthFirst"andholdsextensivephysicalexercises.Men'sbasketballisthetraditionaladvantageousitemoftheschool,ithasmademanyexcellentachievementsinthevariousstate-level,municipalanddistrict-levelcontests.
