AbstractThis study is aimed on identifying the influence of family in improving emotional intelligence and academic achievement. This study also looked at the effect of emotional intelligence on academic achievement among students at two Islamic High Schools of Subulussalam Municipality in Aceh, Indonesia. The method of survey used for this study was by sets as of sets of questionnaire. To analyze the data, the researcher used the SPSS 21 version to find out the descriptive and inferential analysis. A total of 236 students from two schools were selected to conduct this study. The study found that most of the students had a high level of emotional intelligence (m=3.77), though parenting styles of the families were at a moderate level (r=3.32). There was a significant relationship between parenting styles and emotional intelligence, which was at the value of r=0.324, p=0.000. The study found that there is no correlation between the education level of the parents and the socioeconomic level of th.....