Kosciuszko School was named after Thaddeus Kosciuszko, 1797-1817. He was a Polish-born Revolutionary War hero.

Elementary schools  in old Hamtramck were:

Pulaski Elementary (Whitney) -- demolished, at Lumpkin and Edwin Street, now Pulaski Park.

Pilsudski Elementary (Playfair)-- demolished in 1970

Holbrook Elementary-- between Alice and Grayling on the city's South End.

Dickinson Elementary -- on Edwin east of Gallagher