Yamato Colony Elementary

Yamato Colony Elementary is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in Livingston, California, operated by Livingston Union, serveing 627 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Yamato Colony Elementary sits 35% larger than that benchmark.

Livingston Union runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,550 students. Yamato Colony Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Yamato Colony Elementary reports that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 15% Asian, 2% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.4:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Yamato Colony Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Merced County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,510, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Yamato Colony Elementary is one of 117 public schools in Merced County (combined enrollment of about 59,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Selma Herndon Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Yamato Colony Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 26.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 11%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 627 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 10% to 15% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.5:1 in 2018 to 22.4:1 in 2025.

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