Over the years, the school has served as a link between the past and the future. On the basis of the school spirit of the original revolution, which was full of enthusiasm, thirst for knowledge and friendship between teachers and students, we have always taken "Zhuang Jing" as the school motto, and formed a school motto of advocating truth, seeking truth and pioneering, being enthusiastic and rigorous, being brave in innovation and a positive, diligent and enterprising style of study. Adhere to the education policy in an all-round way, strengthen the construction of school management, and do a good job in six aspects (namely, target management, sound system, team building, teaching as the center, moral education characteristics, and developing students' personality and expertise). Students have been rated as advanced collectives in Shanghai's education front for many times, one of the ten red flags of the city's education system, and have been rated as advanced units in municipal education for many times. They are a model school for Shanghai middle school students' code of conduct. 65438-0998, the school moved to a new location and merged into the middle school of New China, which further improved the level of running a school.

The school is the experimental base of national activity classes. The school has established a Go Club jointly organized by enterprises, which has formed the characteristics of Go teaching. Over the years, it has sent many excellent players to China, such as Liu Jun, the world amateur Weiqi champion. The school's Go team has also won the National Hope Cup, the champion and runner-up of the middle school students' Go competition groups and individuals in the city, and the school has won the title of advanced sports unit in Shanghai. Significant achievements have been made in subject teaching. Students have won the first prize in Shanghai Senior High School Physics Competition, the first prize in Shanghai Golden Key Science and Technology Competition, and the first prize in the National Hua Jinbei Junior High School Mathematics Invitational Tournament.

Xiangdong Middle School is one of the few public complete middle schools in Zhabei District.