A Better Future For American Indian Students

Jones Academy is five mile northeast of Hartshorne, Oklahoma nestled among 540 acres of rolling pasture and trees at the foot of the Pocahontas Mountains in southeastern Oklahoma’s Ouachita Mountain range.  Since its founding in 1891, Jones has always been a residential learning center, though programs have changed over the years.

The campus features two bright, modern dormitory buildings (boys and girls) each divided into elementary and secondary wings. The academy also includes a cafeteria, counseling center, museum, air conditioned gym with full basketball court and weight room and, of course, the new elementary academic facility.

Jones students come from as many as 29 different American Indian tribes, though the two largest populations, due to proximity, are Choctaw and Muscogee (Creek). A great number of Jones students come from lower socioeconomic areas, single parent families, and a highly challenged environment.