The main purpose of this study was to investigate the sociometric status of chinese children in the classroom. Seven hundred and forty six children of 2nd, 5th and 7th grade from two elementary and two junior high schools in Taipei area were selected as subjects. All the subjects were given sociometric questionnaire, Raven´s intelligence test, Tennessee self-concept scale and children´s internal-external control scale, and were also rated by their classroom teacher on 8 traits-academic achievement, health, happiness, leadership popularity, aggression, dependency and problem behavior. The main findings of this study were as follows: 1. There were no significant differences between the sociometric status of boys and girls. 2. The sociometric status of children was positively related to intelligence, academic achievement, internality and self acceptance. 3. The sociometric status of children was positively correlated with academic achievement, health, happiness, leadership and popularity, but was negatively correlated with aggression, dependency and problem behavior.