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Student Immunization

The Following are the Minimum Required Immunizations for each age/grade level. It is not a recommended Immunization Schedule for Infants and Preschoolers. For that Schedule, Contact your Doctor or West Allis Heath Department.

  1. DTP/DTaP/DT vaccine for children entering Kindergarten: Your child must have received one dose after the 4th birthday (either the 3rd, 4th, or 5th) to be compliant. (Note: a dose 4 days or less before the 4th birthday is also acceptable).
  2. DTP/DTaP/DT/Td vaccine for students entering Pre K through 12: Four doses are required. However, if your child received the 3rd dose after the 4th birthday, further doses are not required. (Note: a dose 4 days or less before the 4th birthday is also acceptable).
  3. T dap means adolescent tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine. If your child received a dose of a tetanus-containing vaccine, such as Td, within 5 years of entering the grade in which Tdap is required, your child is compliant and a dose of Tdap vaccine is not required.
  4. Polio vaccine for students entering grades Kindergarten through 12: Four doses are required. However, if your child received the 3rd dose after the 4th birthday, further doses are not required. (Note: a dose 4 days or less before the 4th birthday is also acceptable).
  5. The first dose of MMR vaccine must have been received on or after the first birthday. (Note: a dose 4 days or less before the 1st birthday is also acceptable).
  6.  Var means Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine. A history of chickenpox disease is also acceptable.

Pre K (2 yrs through 4 yrs)
Number of Doses:
4 DTP/DTaP/DT2
3 Polio
3 Hep B
1 MMR5
1 Var6

Grades K through 5
Number of Doses:
4 DTP/DTaP/DT/Td1,2
4 Polio4
3 Hep B
2 MMR5
2 Var6

Grades 6 through 12
Number of Doses:
4 DTP/DTaP/DT/Td2
1 Tdap3
4 Polio4
3 Hep B
2 MMR5
2 Var6