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Yamato Colony Elementary

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Yamato Colony Elementary ranks 3440 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3440^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Yamato Colony Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 627 students in Livingston, California, operating within the Livingston Union school district, which faces broader academic challenges compared to neighboring districts.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has been quite volatile, recently declining to a 2-star rating (41st percentile), placing it in the middle among local schools like Selma Herndon Elementary and Campus Park Elementary. A notable strength is its Spanish language program, where student proficiency outpaces the district average. However, there are significant concerns, including a recent drop in performance for English Learners and a high chronic absenteeism rate of 16.0%. A particularly striking finding is a dramatic decline in 5th-grade math proficiency compared to earlier grades.

When compared to nearby schools, a compelling story emerges. For instance, Frank Sparkes Elementary in the Winton district achieves a much higher 80th percentile ranking despite similar student demographics and spending, suggesting that school-level practices can significantly influence outcomes. This contrast indicates that Yamato Colony is at a crossroads, with an urgent need to address its recent academic slide by potentially learning from the effective strategies of higher-performing peers in the region.

627

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,514

Per pupil spending ?

77%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 North Main St.
Livingston, CA 95334-9304

(209) 394-5470

District: Livingston Union

Students who attend Yamato Colony Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Livingston Middle
High:	Livingston High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

Asian:

14.7%

White:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg22%

California avg41%

3,440^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Livingston Union

1105^th of 1,543Livingston Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	3440 of 5857	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	2879 of 5869	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	2335 of 5859	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	2047 of 5883	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	628 of 1417	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	3139 of 5789	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3780 of 5662	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.0	3601 of 5692	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3729 of 5614	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.3	3447 of 5611	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.5	4008 of 5530	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.6	3488 of 5390	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.4	3432 of 5377	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.9	2850 of 5314	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.7	2442 of 5193	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.1	2218 of 5113	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.9	2792 of 5113	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.4	2748 of 4818	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	3109 of 4822	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.3	2927 of 4809	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1005 of 1203	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	977 of 1205	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	927 of 1154	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2245 of 3162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	2079 of 3245	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	892 of 3311	73.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.3	194 of 602	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	1424 of 3275	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	1744 of 3246	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	3130 of 5597	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.8	2375 of 5612	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	2242 of 5609	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.9	1740 of 5635	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.0	536 of 1267	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.2	2663 of 5492	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.6	3310 of 5413	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2615 of 5107	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.8	1802 of 5107	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	1239 of 5087	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.6	957 of 5084	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.0	2152 of 4963	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.9	2740 of 4830	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3219 of 5460	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2454 of 5517	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.1	1863 of 5363	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.5	1240 of 5264	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	222 of 1110	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.7	2357 of 5173	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.4	3368 of 5084	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	3577 of 5628	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3283 of 5643	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	2281 of 5638	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	2366 of 5663	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	577 of 1272	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	3500 of 5510	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	4032 of 5431	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1562 of 2847	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile-22 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Listening29%+4 vs state

Writing21%+4 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Overall9%~ state avg

Reading8%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yamato Colony Elementary	Public	K-5	800 North Main St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5470	627	28	22.3	77.0%	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (82.1%)	92 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	36.5	3440^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.8	2879^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.9%	561	7.7	13.3	8.1		9.4	35.9	16.7	32.4		29.3	23.1	30.0	10.8		20.8	7.7	13.3	5.4		8.5	18.1		18.1	36.0	46.7	37.1				39.5	44.6	41.1	18.0				33.4						$17,514	$1,658	$15,856
Selma Herndon Elementary	Public	K-5	714 Prusso St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5480	611	27	22.6	77.4%	22 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	450 (73.6%)	135 (22.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.1	3214^th of 5857 public elementary schools	45.1%		30.4	3897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.6%	683	5.4	0.0	3.6		3.2	32.4	10.0	21.4		22.1	21.6	13.3	7.1		14.7	2.7	0.0	0.0		1.1	15.2		15.2	41.8	34.8	46.6				41.4	53.6	34.8	24.5				37.3	98.0					$16,945	$1,947	$14,998
Campus Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1845 H St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5460	503	23	21.8	87.5%	9 (1.8%)	14 (2.8%)	458 (91.1%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.1	4387^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.5	4522^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	135	8.8	7.4	4.0		7.0	35.3	14.8	28.0		26.7	11.8	22.2	4.0		12.8	5.9	7.4	4.0		5.8	22.4		22.4	24.4	23.1	34.1				27.1	32.6	22.0	30.6				28.2	95.9	96.9	96.9	96.9		$19,124	$1,976	$17,148
Cressey Elementary	Public	K	9921 Crocker St.	Cressey	95312	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9600	43	3	14.3	46.5%	12 (27.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																																						93.6				93.6	$36,514	$1,852	$34,662
Schendel Elementary	Public	K-6	16114 Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2040	458	28	16.3	99.6%	12 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	428 (93.4%)	10 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	34.6	3618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.2%		17.5	5078^th of 5869 public elementary schools	13.5%	1460	9.1	33.3	0.0	0.0	11.8	51.5	27.8	7.1	9.1	31.6	21.2	55.6	14.3	0.0	25.0	3.0	27.8	0.0	0.0	7.9	22.8		22.8	26.8	26.3	31.6	40.0			31.1	51.8	35.1	21.1	36.4			36.0						$23,433	$3,473	$19,960
Harmony Elementary	Public	K-6	16464 West August Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	452	24	18.8	83.8%	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	404 (89.4%)	20 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	55.3	2289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	60.9%		44.6	2886^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.8%	597	36.4	24.2	13.0	8.5	18.9	66.7	18.2	47.8	10.6	34.6	33.3	54.6	21.7	17.0	29.6	21.2	18.2	2.2	8.5	11.3	23.7		23.7	60.9	33.9	46.1	56.8			50.0	62.5	31.6	43.4	36.5			43.5	97.4			97.4		$22,504	$2,708	$19,796
El Capitan Elementary	Public	K-6	10115 Fifth St.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2010	289	16	18.0	91.0%	12 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (93.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	35.5	3542^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	39.5%		25	4360^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.7%	818	28.6	13.0	4.0	0.0	11.2	57.1	26.1	40.0	16.1	34.6	28.6	17.4	4.0	3.2	13.1	10.7	21.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	12.5		12.5	35.3	35.1	38.6	25.5			33.3	58.5	34.2	40.4	14.6			36.8						$24,513	$3,269	$21,244
Ballico-Cressey Community Charter	Public, Charter	1-8	11818 Gregg St.	Ballico	95303	Merced County	Ballico-Cressey Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-9400	293	18	16.4	46.4%	84 (28.7%)	1 (0.3%)	197 (67.2%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	46.8	2778^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		51.9	2460^th of 5869 public elementary schools	58.1%	318																					16.7	25.0	20.9	53.9	42.9	23.8	71.4	64.3	34.1	46.1	53.9	35.7	17.1	54.3	39.3	29.6	36.6						$14,011	$424	$13,587
Frank Sparkes Elementary	Public	K-5	7265 West Almond Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6180	422	18	23.4	92.7%	21 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	377 (89.3%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78.9	1200^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.5%		73.7	1423^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	75.8%	223																					38.7		38.7	71.7	70.8	71.2				71.2	67.9	52.3	46.7				54.4	96.9		96.9			$15,868	$790	$15,078
Sybil N. Crookham Elementary	Public	K-5	7160 West Walnut Ave.	Winton	95388	Merced County	Winton	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 357-6182	362	17	21.2	95.6%	19 (5.2%)	2 (0.6%)	327 (90.3%)	13 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53.2	2408^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		47.7	2684^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.3%	276																					32.7		32.7	47.1	57.1	55.8				53.3	37.7	48.0	23.6				36.1						$18,410	$1,318	$17,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Yamato Colony Elementary

How many students attend Yamato Colony Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 627 students attended Yamato Colony Elementary.

Is Yamato Colony Elementary a good school?

Yamato Colony Elementary ranks 3440^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Yamato Colony Elementary in?

Livingston Union

What schools do graduates of Yamato Colony Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yamato Colony Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Livingston Middle
High : Livingston High

What is the racial makeup of Yamato Colony Elementary?

Students at Yamato Colony Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 2% White.

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