The purpose of this study was to identify the determinants of academic achievement in public and private primary schools in Saboti division of Trans-Nzoia West District with an aim of determining the causes of poor academic achievement. The study provided the background information and a better understanding of the determinants of academic achievement to educational planners, teachers, parents and all other educational stakeholders. Data was collected from four public and two private primary schools in the division with a total of 419 candidates out of the total of 1738 candidates in...