This study investigated the relationship among academic achievement, academic emotions, and resilience of grade eight students in Guiyang, China. Via a convenience sampling approach, 172 students (45.9% female) were recruited in this study. Students' academic emotions and resilience were measured respectively by using the adolescent academic emotions questionnaire and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Results indicated that positive high arousal academic emotions mediating the relationship between resilience and students' academic achievement. However, there was no direct relationship among resilience, academic achievement and other academic emotions. Combining with the analysis of results and previous studies, ways to improve academic achievement with a healthy mental status were discussed.