Th. The general purpose of the study was to determine the effects of poverty on the academic performance of students in secondary schools, a case study of Soroti secondary school. The specific objectives were; to determine the effect of feeding on the academic performance of students in Soroti secondary school, to establish the influence of parent’s income on the academic performance of students and to investigate the impact of school facilities and equipment on the student’s academic performance. According the findings, there is a significant relationship between academic performance and poverty, under feeding conditions, provision of school facilities and equipment and home related factors the study inferred that poverty affects academic performance of students and the day-to-day management of the school. The study found out that poor feeding conditions affect the performance of students as most of the respondents agreed with the statement. From the study it’s evident that parents do not have stable sources of income as they do not pay fees in time and giving enough health facilities to students and also the study revealed that poverty leads to poor provision of school facilities and equipment especially health facilities which negatively affect students’ academic performance. The study generally recommended that the government should gear poverty eradication programs among the parents in order to eliminate poverty among parents.