Scipio Jones High School

Scipio A. Jones High School was a public high school for black students in North Little Rock, Arkansas.^[1] It was named after Scipio Africanus Jones.^[2]

Scipio A. Jones High School
Location
Coordinates	34.761823°N 92.2561245°W / 34.761823; -92.2561245
Information
Former name	Argenta Colored School (1909-1911) Hickory Street High School (1911-1928)
Founded	1909
Closed	1970
Last updated: 29 December 2017

History

It originated as the Argenta Colored School, which began operations in 1909. Around 1911 it became the Hickory Street High School. The school developed into a full K-12 school by 1917, and it received its final name in 1928.^[2]

In 1958-1959 the Little Rock School District temporarily closed all of its schools, but Scipio Jones was only able to accept a few black students who were locked out of their previous schools; the school district required that any student wishing to transfer to have an address in North Little Rock at the time.^[3]

Scipio Jones High closed in 1970.^[2] Students were redirected to North Little Rock High School.

As of 1998^[update] the gymnasium is the only structure left standing as the main school building was destroyed in a fire shortly after its closure.^[2]