 Longmeadow also hosts two private parochial schools, the Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy (LYA) and St. Mary's Academy.LYA was established in 1946 in response to the Greater Springfield Jewish community's need for a quality Jewish day school.In 1999, LYA became the first Jewish day school to be accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).