Abstract
The study investigated the influence of school location on secondary school students’ achievement in summary writing. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis. The study employed the Ex-post-facto research design. The population of the study comprised one thousand, six hundred and fifty-nine (1659) SS II students. The sample size of the study was one hundred and seventy six (176) SS II students drawn from four intact classes, in four co-educational schools in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue state. The Instrument adopted for the study was English Language Summary Writing Achievement Test (ELSWAT). Data collected were analyzed using Mean, Standard Deviation for the research question and Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) to test the hypothesis. The findings showed that students in the urban areas performed better than those in rural areas. Based on the findings, it was recommended that rural schools should be improved upon in terms of social facilities that could aid teaching. Also, students should be encouraged to read widely so as to improve their summary writing skills irrespective of their location.