2025-2026 Seventh Grade Immunization Rates by School

School-mandated vaccine series for students enrolled in seventh grade are inactivated polio, DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis), MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella), hepatitis B, varicella, hepatitis A, meningococcal conjugate vaccine (MCV) and Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis). Each child has 1 of 4 possible vaccination statutes: Vaccinated, Exempt (Religious), Exempt (Medical) or Non-compliant.

The criteria shown below are used to assess whether a child is considered vaccinated. • Polio = at least 3 doses of inactivated polio vaccine, with the last dose on or after their 4th birthday. This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. • DTaP = at least 4 doses of DTaP vaccine, with the last dose on or after their 4th birthday. This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. • MMR = at least 2 doses of MMR vaccine separated by at least 28 days, with the 1st dose on or after their 1st birthday.

This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. • HepB = at least 3 doses of hepatitis B vaccine, with the last dose on or after 24 weeks of age. This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. • Varicella = at least 2 doses of varicella vaccine separated by at least 28 days, with the 1st dose on or after their 1st birthday, or a reliable history of chickenpox disease. This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. • HepA = at least 2 doses of hepatitis A vaccine, given a minimum of six calendar months apart, with the 1st dose on or after their 1st birthday.

This is a school entry requirement starting in kindergarten. Starting with the 2019-2020 school year the annual survey included data collection on hepatitis A vaccine for 7th grade students. • MCV = at least 1 dose of meningococcal conjugate vaccine. This is a school entry requirement starting in 7th grade. • Tdap = at least 1 dose of Tdap vaccine.

This is a school entry requirement starting in 7th grade. • All = Percentage of students with all above vaccine series required for that grade level. Children without a record of vaccination, but with serologic proof of immunity to certain diseases (measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, hepatitis A, and varicella), meet school entry requirements and may be counted as vaccinated. Abbreviations • DS = Data Suppressed • DNC = Did Not Complete Data Limitations and Considerations: • The school level data shown here are as tabulated and reported by schools and discrepancies may exist. • The Immunization Program identifies outliers and internally inconsistent data points and works with schools to resolve any data quality issues, when possible. • CT DPH cannot verify the accuracy of vaccine data for individual children or whether the documentation necessary to claim an exemption has been submitted. • Data are collected at the beginning of the school year, by which time vaccines are due.

As the year progresses, immunization rates may increase as additional children receive required immunizations. Additionally, the student body is dynamic and as students arrive and leave school, the immunization rates are impacted. • Vaccine status is assessed on the leve