August 4, 2016

Office of Registration

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street N.E.

Washington, DC  20549

RE:Pear Tree Funds (the "Trust")

(File Nos. 022-84904; 811-03790; 333-102055)

CIK No. 0000722885

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Fund hereby certifies that the form of prospectus relating to the offering of Ordinary and Institutional Class prospectus and the statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 do not differ from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 59 to the fund's registration statement on Form N-1A filed electronically (Accession No. 0000722885-16-000103) on August 1, 2016.

Comments or questions concerning this certification may be directed to me at 781-676-5967.

Sincerely,

Pear Tree Funds

By:/s/ Lori A. Wessels

  Lori A. Wessels

  Clerk

55 Old Bedford Road, Lincoln, MA 01773  ■  800-326-2151  ■  fax 781-259-1166  ■  www.peartreefunds.com

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