The present study aims to analyze the socioeconomic factors related to the academic performance of Sincelejo students, who presented the Saber Pro tests in the period of 2017. For its analysis the ICFES database was taken, through this the population of Sincelejo was chosen and tables of frequencies and graphs were made that allowed observing how the global score is affected by socioeconomic or other factors. From this it is concluded that, the socioeconomic level significantly affects the development of skills, likewise it was observed that the financial motivation of the parents to meet the needs of the student allows to increase the academic performance.