AS THE RESULT OF A CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE MANDATE FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LANGUAGE PROGRAM BEGINNING AT THE SIXTH GRADE LEVEL, WEST HIGH SCHOOL SET UP A TWO-FOLD LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST TO ACCURATELY PLACE QUALIFIED STUDENTS IN ADVANCED COURSES AND TO GET A GENERAL IDEA OF THE LEVEL OF ACHIEVEMENT OF INCOMING STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS DEGREES OF PREVIOUS LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE. THE TWO TESTS USED TO EVALUATE LISTENING AND READING SKILLS WERE--(1) COMMON CONCEPTS FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEST, PUBLISHED BY THE CALIFORNIA TEST BUREAU, AND (2) BALTIMORE COUNTY SPANISH TEST, PUBLISHED BY THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY,--BOTH CHOSEN BECAUSE THEY MOST ACCURATELY MEASURED THE OBJECTIVES OF THE LANGUAGE PROGRAM IN WEST HIGH SCHOOL. FINAL DECISION FOR PROMOTION IS BASED ON TEST RESULTS, STUDENT-TEACHER (TESTING INSTRUCTOR) CONFERENCE, STUDENT REQUEST, PARENTAL APPROVAL, AND TESTING INSTRUCTOR'S RECOMMENDATION. A SCALE IS INCLUDED TO SHOW THE RESULTS OF THE ACHIEVEMENT TESTS USED. (SS)