Floyd A. Schelby

Located at 6738 North Sultana Dr., in Livingston, California, Floyd A. Schelby is a very small all-grades campus that teaches 89 students (grades K through 12), run under Merced County Office of Education. Compared to the state average of about 602 students per school, that is 85% smaller than typical.

Floyd A. Schelby is one of 8 schools operated by Merced County Office of Education, a district that works with 1,894 students overall.

Demographically, Floyd A. Schelby shows that 76% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White, 6% Asian, 2% Native American. By comparison, Merced County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.6:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Merced County's rate of about 81%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Merced County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,510 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. In all, Merced County runs 117 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students), of which Floyd A. Schelby is one.

The closest other public school is Campus Park Elementary, roughly 1.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Floyd A. Schelby has rose 41%, going from 63 students in 2018 to 89 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.