Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part B (2025)

The present work is to investigate the way schoolboy sports performance is affected by socioeconomic level (SES). Selected by stratified random sampling from several government and private schools to provide representation across a range of socioeconomic situations, the sample comprised 120 kids aged 13 to 15 years. Using a validated socio-economic scale, participants were divided into low, middle, and high SES groups depending on their family income, parental education, and job position. Standardized physical fitness tests comprised the 50-meter sprint, standing broad jump, and shuttle run—indices of speed, explosive power, and agility respectively—to evaluate sports performance. Descriptive statistics, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and post hoc Tukey's test were used to examine the significance of variations among the SES categories from the gathered data. With kids from higher SES homes outperforming their peers in all three performance categories, the results showed statistically significant variations in sports performance among SES groups (p < 0.05). The results imply that athletic potential is much shaped by socioeconomic elements like access to sports facilities, nutrition, coaching, and parental support. The study underlines the need of inclusive school sports strategies in order to give equitable possibilities for physical development independent of socioeconomic level.