Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Welcome to the Ethical Culture Fieldston School's online application portal!
Our application deadline for the 2027-2028 school year has passed. We are, however, still accepting applications for a limited number of grades. For more information, please contact the division you are interested in listed below.
Current Applicants for the 2027-2028 school year:
Please log in below to access your parent portal where you can request school forms and teacher evaluations, upload documents, manage your appointments, and continue to track the completion of your application via your checklist of required materials. The deadline for us to receive required application materials is January 8th, 2027.
*** Current families please use your personal email when creating an account not your @ecfscommunity.org account***
Existing portal accounts if you sign in with Google SSO, please use your existing account, or a personal gmail.com email address, to sign in, not your @ecfscommunity.org.
The deadline to apply for need-based Financial Aid is December 1, 2026. Please Visit our Financial Aid webpage for more information.
Prospective Applicants:
If you'd like to submit an INQUIRY to join our mailing list to learn more about our school, please do so HERE
The deadline to apply for need-based financial aid is Monday, December 1st. Please visit our Financial Aid webpage for more information.
If you have any questions, we're happy to help! Please contact our office based on the division to which you are applying:
Ethical Culture (grades PreK-5, Manhattan): admissions-ethical@ecfs.org, (718) 329-7574
Fieldston Lower (grades PreK-5, Riverdale): admissions-fieldston-lower@ecfs.org, (718) 329-7313
Fieldston Middle and Upper (grades 6-8 and 9-12, Riverdale): admissions-fieldston@ecfs.org, (718) 329-7306
ECFS Notification and Enrollment Dates for 2027- 2028 Applicants
FOR APPLICATIONS COMPLETED BY JANUARY 8, 2027
Pre-Kindergarten: Decisions emailed on February 23, 2027.Contracts and enrollment deposit due by noon on March 10, 2027.
Kindergarten: Decisions emailed on February 2, 2027. Contract and enrollment deposit due by noon on February 9, 2027.
Grades 1-5: Decisions emailed on February 5, 2027. Contracts and enrollment deposit due by noon on February 16, 2027.
Middle School: Decisions emailed, February 5, 2027. Contracts and enrollment deposit due by noon on February 24, 2027.
Upper School: Decisions emailed, February 17, 2027. Contracts and enrollment deposit due by noon on March 10, 2027.
