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The purpose of this study is to analyze the effecte of level- differentiated English classes on Korean 7th graders’ English achievement. In order to accomplish this, 76 7th-grade students (categorized into basic, intermediate, advanced) in one middle school, and 77 7th-grade students (taught in the mixed-ability class) in the other middle school were chosen. Scores of listening tests and mid-term and final exams, the questionnaire for students’ affective domain were used for analysis. Those test scores were analyzed with the Paired Two samples t-test. The data analysis indicated that the score change of advanced and intermediate students in level- differentiated classes was statistically significant. The average test score of the intermediate and basic group students didn’t show a meaningful decrease. Second, there was no meaningful change in the average score of listening test. Basic group students showed low affective attitude in both the level-differentiated classes and the mixed-ability classes. Therefore, more attention should be given to basic level students, in regards to motivating those students.