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I disagree with Andorra409 about the SAT Spanish Subject Test.
Yes, it's valuable for placement, but the college might also consider it in admissions. Scores on this particular subject test tend to run low, perhaps because many native speakers take the test and their presence affects the curve.
You say that Spanish is not taught well at your son's high school. I don't think he can anticipate getting a Spanish Subject Test score that is as high as he would get in other subjects.
Moreover, if he doesn't take Spanish for a year, he will lose some of his proficiency in the language. If he is then placed in a college Spanish class on the basis of his year-old SAT Subject Test score, he could find himself in over his head. He might be better off taking the college's Spanish placement test when he gets there.
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