A San Diego-area high school student has earned a perfect score on her advanced placement Spanish Language exam, making her one of only 55 students in the world to accomplish the impressive ...

Arturo Ballesteros took the test as a sophomore — and found himself in the top 0.053 percent of exam takers to ace it.

“Rare” would probably suffice. Bustos was one of just 55 students in the world to earn every point possible on the AP Spanish language exam this year, Edeburn said.

He is one of 100 students — out of a total of 189,658 — who got a perfect score on his Advanced Placement exam on Spanish language and culture.

Now more than ever students are realizing the importance of advanced placement courses in grade school. During the current pandemic, AP courses are giving those students who pass their exams ...

Experts say AP and IB foreign language courses set the foundation for developing skills that could open up new job opportunities when students enter the workforce.