▁a ▁high ▁school ▁di pl oma ▁has ▁academic ▁skills ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ate . ▁ ▁Private ▁tests ▁are ▁tests ▁created ▁by ▁private ▁institutions ▁for ▁various ▁purposes , ▁such ▁as ▁progress ▁monitoring ▁in ▁K - 1 2 ▁class rooms . ▁A CT ▁PL AN ▁EX P LO RE ▁California ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test ▁IT BS ▁- ▁Iowa ▁Test ▁of ▁Basic ▁Sk ills ▁S AT ▁- ▁formerly ▁Sch ol astic ▁A pt itude ▁Test ▁S AT ▁Sub ject ▁Test s ▁C LT ▁- ▁Classic ▁Learning ▁Test ▁Form er ▁English ▁Language ▁Prof ic iency ▁Test ▁- ▁EL PT ▁PS AT / N MS Q T ▁- ▁Pre lim inary ▁S AT / National ▁Mer it ▁Sch olar ship ▁Qual ifying ▁Test ▁ ▁ST AR ▁Early ▁Liter acy , ▁ST AR ▁Math , ▁and ▁ST AR ▁Reading ▁ ▁Stan ford ▁Ach iev ement ▁Test ▁ ▁Terra N ova ▁ ▁Work Keys ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁tests ▁ ▁Ad m issions ▁tests ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁ad mission ▁process ▁at ▁el ite ▁or ▁private ▁elementary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁most ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities . ▁They ▁are ▁generally ▁used ▁to ▁predict ▁the ▁lik elihood ▁of ▁a ▁student ' s ▁success ▁in ▁an ▁academic ▁setting . ▁ ▁Second ary ▁School ▁I SEE ▁- ▁Independent ▁School ▁En tr ance ▁Ex am ination ▁SS AT ▁- ▁Second ary ▁School ▁Ad mission ▁Test ▁ ▁H SP T ▁- ▁High ▁School ▁P lacement ▁Test ▁ ▁CO OP - ▁Cooper ative ▁adm issions ▁exam ination