Summary:
ZIP code 94019 has one middle school, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate, serving grades 6–8 with 521 students. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency was 39% in English language arts (ELA), 30% in math, and 34% in science, compared with California’s 49%, 38%, and 36%, respectively. The most important finding is that Cunha trails the state in all three core subjects, by an average of 7 percentage points.
Because there is only one school listed, there are no school-to-school leaders or laggards; the clearest contrasts are among subjects and grades at Cunha. Science stands out as the closest result to the state: 34% proficient versus 36%, a 2-point gap. ELA is the weakest all-grade comparison, at 39% versus 49%, while math is 30% versus 38%. Grade 8 is the clearest concern: ELA proficiency was 33% versus 49% statewide, a 17-point gap, and math was 23% versus 36%, a 13-point gap. Grade 7 results were closer, with ELA at 46% versus 51% and math at 36% versus 38% statewide.
Across 2024–2025 and 2025–2026, Cunha’s ELA fell from 41% to 39% and math from 33% to 30%, while science rose from 31% to 34%; overall, the average gap from the state widened from about 4 to about 7 points. SchoolDigger’s ranking percentile also declined, from 53 in 2024–2025 to 45 in 2025–2026; its reported rank shifted from 1,287 of 2,761 to 1,474 of 2,703. A positive condition for families to weigh is chronic absenteeism: 10% at Cunha, compared with 15% in the district and 18% statewide. The school reports a 21.6:1 student-teacher ratio and 28% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025; these are context, not explanations for achievement results.
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