Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate

Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate is one of the low-enrollment 6-8 campuss in Half Moon Bay, California, part of Cabrillo Unified, with 521 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate sits 21% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Cabrillo Unified, which oversees 7 schools and 2,548 students, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 40% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.7:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 63.2%; actual is 33.1%, a gap of -30.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Mateo County) shows that median household earnings sit near $158,855, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate is one.

Nearest neighbor: Alvin S. Hatch Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate. On composite proficiency, Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate's enrollment has fell 34% since 2018, when it stood at 792 (now 521). Class-load math has narrowed: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 21.7:1 in 2025.

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