The low level of achievement motivation in lower-class adolescents and the higher incidence of dropouts are seen to be related not only to economic impoverishment, but to a lack of achievement-oriented role models among significant others frequently encountered by such children. The sample was composed of 10th grade boys with IQ scores from 105-112. A questionnaire gathered data. In general, the hypothesized relationships are observed in the data, but statistically significant support is given the two following hypotheses: (1) lower-class boys with a high level of educational aspiration are less likely than middle class boys with high aspirations to select family members as role models, and (2) lower class boys with a low level of educational aspiration are more likely than similarly disposed middle-class boys to see family members as role models. (BP)