OC teen earns perfect score on AP Spanish exam

An Orange County high school student earned a perfect score on the AP Spanish Language and Culture exam -- and was just one of 55 students in the world to do so.

Noeli Zarate, a senior at Santa Ana High School, was congratulated by the school district in a Facebook post.

Meet Noeli Zarate! Noeli is a senior at Santa Ana and recently got some exciting news. Her performance on the AP Spanish...

"Noeli not only received the top score of 5 on the exam but was one of 55 students in the WORLD to earn every point possible on the exam," the distrcit wrote. "There are 37 different AP exams given to millions of high school students around the world and her score was one of only 322 perfect scores last year on any AP test. That is an amazing accomplishment Noeli!"

Congratulations!

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