In an effort to restore elementary education to downtown St. George, Utah, the Washington County School District worked a land swap with Dixie College to build the new Legacy Elementary School. Located on an urban infill site adjacent to the Dixie Sun Bowl, this new facility features state-of-the-art learning studios, special ed rooms, media center with computer lab and a multi-purpose room enlarged to accommodate after-hours community athletic and social/civic events.Legacy Elementary School is a Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade Spanish dual language immersion school, built as a replacement building for the former East Elementary School, originally constructed in 1956.  Working in conjunction with the City of St. George and Dixie State University; Washington County School District purchased a 5.2 acre site in Downtown St. George, just west of the Dixie Sunbowl, for the construction of the new building.