I work at a middle school that gets a 5/10. I'd send my kids there (if I had any). The staff is incredible. There are 6 STEM related after school programs offered (to the point where I feel like I have to compete to get kids to Math Club!), as well as drama and art and improv and creative writing and board games and GSA and karaoke and who knows what else.
Our school mostly gets dinged for equity (hey - that's this year's main administrative initiative!) which can really suck, and the tracking that goes on is very... bubbly. The "gifted" kids never have a reason to be in a class with the recent immigrants (we have a sizable population) who speak very little English, and that's a shame. There are kids here that go on the to super-magnet high school and then to Ivy educations. Most graduate and go to in-state or community colleges, but there are also kids who go through the culinary or mechanic programs at the neighboring high school. It's pretty cool.
There are things to improve, and it might be worth a parent of a student with particular needs to do some comparison between us and the neighboring schools. But the neighboring school with higher test scores and a massive math club that always wins competitions gets worse scores on equity. The test scores weigh out, so they get a 7/10. The other nearby middle school, which has the most intensive special ed program around, gets a 3/10 because, again, test scores. For the most part, a typical kid will have a similar experience in all 3 schools, so I'm a bit baffled how the range is so wide.
TLDR: Ignore the ratings. Talk to parents, teachers, etc., for actual information.