This study tries to predict which socio-economic status (SES) factors effects Pakistani
students’ achievement. The indicators of SES were taken from the national documents of
Pakistan. The SES questionnaire was constructed keeping in view the defined indicators. The
sample of the study was secondary school students enrolled in four districts of Rawalpindi
Division. The achievement of students was collected in form of grades from the gazette of
respective Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education. Linear regression showed
mother’s education, income, refrigerator, and source used to travel to school has positive
effect on achievement. Number of siblings and transport facility (car/van) has negative effect
on achievement. The linear regression equation was used to get SES score of each student.
The obtained SES score was interpreted by five SES classes/groups. In the sample the A+
grade achievers were not upper and lower class students. Majority of the students of middle
class were average achievers. The students belong to lower class remain low achievers.