Established in August 1996, Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School (aka. WFLMS, Chinese: 上海市世界外国语中学) is a private, coeducation, college preparatory day school located in the southwest part of Xuhui District in Shanghai. The Xuhui District is generally seen as one of the most important education areas in Shanghai. It is considered as one of the most successfully run private schools in Shanghai since taken over by JuneYao Group in 2005. The school implements IBO concepts with AdvancED certification. In a 2016 ranking of Chinese high schools that send students to study in American universities, Shanghai World Foreign Language Middle School ranked number 9 in mainland China in terms of the number of students entering top American universities.